Judge Rules On Assignee Summary Judgment Motion, Says No Insurance Fraud Exclusion

Mealey's ( May 8, 2023, 2:09 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge granted in part an insured’s assignee’s motion for summary judgment in its suit against insurer defendants, seeking coverage for the insured in an underlying action, finding “that there are no genuine disputes of material fact that coverage exists and that no exclusions apply” regarding purported fraudulent conduct, but that because the assignee failed to show bad faith, the parties are required to submit a joint letter to show the existence of remaining steps in this case....