Partner Nicholas Paone and Senior Associate Jennifer Mindlin Obtain Dismissal of Coverage Action Brought by Other Insurer

Summary judgment was obtained in the Eastern District of New York dismissing a declaratory judgment action against a Lloyd’s insurer brought by another insurer seeking coverage for the New York City Housing Authority, which the other insurer was defending in three separate underlying high exposure bodily injury cases. The decision resolved and set precedent with respect to issues concerning the exclusion for Employees of Independent Contractors in an Owners and Contractors Protective Liability Policy.

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