CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

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New York’s App. Div., Second Dept. Addresses Policy Exhaustion Issue, But Doesn’t Resolve Lower Court Split

May 10, 2021
Sarah Rubin - Lewis Brisbois

New York’s Appellate Division, Second Department recently issued a decision in Alleviation Medical Svcs. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 2021 N.Y. Slip Op. 08159 (App. Div., 2nd Dept. 2/24/21), which was anticipated to specifically address the issue of whether an insurer would be required to pay in excess of the $50,000 policy limit if a court or arbitrator determined that a previously denied claim should have been paid. In New York, the Appellate Division is a higher court than the Appellate Term and, thus, its decisions take precedence over Appellate Term decisions.

Ms. Rubin may be contacted at Sarah.Rubin@lewisbrisbois.com


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