Judge Refuses To Reconsider Ruling In Coverage Dispute Over Sexual Assault Claim

Mealey's (May 17, 2018, 12:33 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on May 15 denied a commercial general liability insurer's motion to reconsider his finding that an unexplained delay of at least 15 months between the date the insurer learned of the grounds to deny coverage of an underlying sexual assault suit and the date it actually denied coverage is unreasonable under New York Insurance Law Section 3420(d)(2) (Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. v. Intrepid Group, LLC, et al., No. 16-7928, S.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82607)....