No Coverage Owed For Replacement Of Recalled, Defective Bulbs, Federal Judge Rules

Mealey's (April 30, 2020, 1:00 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on April 28 held that an insured’s underlying claim seeking coverage for its losses arising from its replacement of defective, recalled light bulbs is not covered under an insurance policy, granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment on the insured’s claims for breach of contract, agency liability, bad faith and estoppel (Green Technology Lighting Corp. v. Liberty Surplus Insurance Corporation, et al., No. 18-01799, S.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74740)....