QBE Insurance v. Adjo Contracting Corp.

112 A.D.3d 686, 976 N.Y.S.2d 534

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Bluebook
QBE Insurance v. Adjo Contracting Corp., 112 A.D.3d 686, 976 N.Y.S.2d 534 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2013).

Opinion

In an action, inter alia, for a judgment declaring that the plaintiff, QBE Insurance Corporation, is not obligated to provide a defense or indemnification in three underlying actions entitled Hunter v ASN Roosevelt Ctr, LLCdoing business as Archstone Westbury, Archstone, formerly known as Archstone-Smith Operating Trust v Toed Bldg. Corp. of N.J., Inc., and Matter of Archstone Westbury Tenant Litig., all pending in the Supreme Court, Nassau County, under index Nos. 4856/08, 1018/08, and 21335/07, respectively, and related third-party and second third-party actions, (1) the plaintiff appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Warshawsky, J.), entered April 7, 2011, as granted that branch of the motion of the defendant/third-party plaintiff, Travelers Indemnity Company, which was for summary judgment declaring that the plaintiff is obligated to defend the defendant/third-party plaintiff’s insured, Tocci Building Corporation of New [687]*687Jersey, Inc., in the underlying action entitled Archstone, formerly known as Archstone-Smith Operating Trust v Tocci Bldg. Corp. of N.J., Inc., and granted that branch of the motion of the defendants/second third-party plaintiffs which was for summary judgment declaring that the plaintiff is obligated to defend them in the underlying action entitled Matter of Archstone Westbury Tenant Litig.-, (2) the third-party defendant/second third-party defendant ACE American Insurance Company, the third-party defendants/second third-party defendants American European Insurance Company, formerly known as Merchants Insurance Company of New Hampshire, Inc., and Merchants Mutual Insurance Company, and the third-party defendants/second third-party defendants American States Insurance Company and Ohio Casualty Insurance Company separately appeal, as limited by their respective briefs, from so much of the same order as granted that branch of the motion of the defendant/third-party plaintiff, Travelers Indemnity Company, which was for summary judgment on so much of the third-party complaint as sought a declaration that each of those third-party defendants/ second third-party defendants is obligated to defend Tocci Building Corporation of New Jersey, Inc., in the underlying action entitled Archstone, formerly known as Archstone-Smith Operating Trust v Tocci Bldg. Corp. of N.J., Inc., granted that branch of the motion of the defendants/second third-party plaintiffs which was for summary judgment on so much of the second third-party complaint as sought a declaration that each of those third-party defendants/second third-party defendants is obligated to defend them in the underlying action entitled Matter of Archstone Westbury Tenant Litig., and denied those branches of the separate cross motions of those third-party defendants/ second third-party defendants which were for summary judgment declaring that they are not obligated to defend Tocci Building Corporation of New Jersey, Inc., in the underlying action entitled Archstone, formerly known as Archstone-Smith Operating Trust v Tocci Bldg. Corp. of N.J., Inc, and that they are not obligated to defend the defendants/second third-party plaintiffs in the underlying actions entitled Hunter v ASN Roosevelt Ctr., LLC, doing business as Archstone Westbury, and Matter of Archstone Westbury Tenant Litig.-, (3) the third-party defendants/second third-party defendants Delos Insurance Company, formerly known as Sirius America Insurance Company, and Erie Insurance Exchange separately appeal, as limited by their respective briefs, from so much of the same order as granted that branch of the motion of the defendant/third-party plaintiff, Travelers Indemnity Company, which was for summary judgment on so much of the third-party complaint as sought a decía[688]*688ration that they are obligated to defend Tocci Building Corporation of New Jersey, Inc., in the underlying action entitled Archstone, formerly known as Archstone-Smith Operating Trust v Tocci Bldg. Corp. of N.J., Inc., granted those branches of the motion of the defendants/second third-party plaintiffs which were for summary judgment on so much of the second third-party complaint as sought a declaration that they are obligated to defend the defendants/second third-party plaintiffs in the underlying actions entitled Hunter v ASN Roosevelt Ctr., LLC, doing business as Archstone Westbury, and Matter of Archstone Westbury Tenant Litigation and denied those branches of their separate cross motions which were for summary judgment declaring that they are not obligated to defend Tocci Building Corporation of New Jersey, Inc., in the underlying action entitled Archstone, formerly known as Archstone-Smith Operating Trust v Tocci Bldg. Corp. of N.J., Inc., and that they are not obligated to defend the defendants/second third-party plaintiffs in the underlying actions entitled Hunter v ASN Roosevelt Ctr., LLC, doing business as Archstone Westbury, and Matter of Archstone Westbury Tenant Litig.; (4) the third-party defendant/ second third-party defendant Interstate Fire and Casualty Company appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of the same order as failed to search the record and sua sponte award it summary judgment declaring that it is not obligated to defend Tocci Building Corporation of New Jersey, Inc., in the underlying action entitled Archstone, formerly known as ArchstoneSmith Operating Trust v Tocci Bldg. Corp. of N.J., Inc., and that it is not obligated to defend the defendants/second third-party plaintiffs in the underlying actions entitled Hunter v ASN Roosevelt Ctr., LLC, doing business as Archstone Westbury, and Matter of Archstone Westbury Tenant Litig.-, (5) the third-party defendants/second third-party defendants Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company, and Scottsdale Insurance Company separately appeal, as limited by their respective briefs, from so much of the same order as granted that branch of the motion of the defendant/third-party plaintiff, Travelers Indemnity Company, which was for summary judgment on so much of the third-party complaint as sought a declaration that they are obligated to defend Tocci Building Corporation of New Jersey, Inc., in the underlying action entitled Archstone, formerly known as Archstone-Smith Operating Trust v Tocci Bldg. Corp. of N.J., Inc., and granted that branch of the motion of the defendants/ second third-party plaintiffs which was for summary judgment on so much of the second third-party complaint as sought a declaration that they are obligated to defend the defendants/second [689]*689third-party plaintiffs in the underlying action entitled Matter of Archstone Westbury Tenant Litig.; (6) the second third-party defendant Hartford Fire Insurance Company appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of the same order as granted that branch of the motion of the defendants/second third-party plaintiffs which was for summary judgment on so much of the second third-party complaint as sought a declaration that it is obligated to defend the defendants/second third-party plaintiffs in the underlying action entitled Matter of Archstone Westbury Tenant Litig. under policies it issued to its insured Superseal Manufacturing Co., and denied those branches of its cross motion which were for summary judgment declaring that it is not obligated to defend the defendants/second third-party plaintiffs in the underlying actions entitled Hunter v ASN Roosevelt Ctr., LLC, doing business as Archstone Westbury, and Matter of Archstone Westbury Tenant Litig.

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