Continental Cas. v. Rapid-Am
80 N.Y.2d 640 (N.Y. 1993) Cited 601 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that these terms are to be construed narrowly as barring coverage "only when the insured intended the damages"
Consolidated Edison Co. of N.Y. v. Allstate Ins. Co.
98 N.Y.2d 208 (N.Y. 2002) Cited 436 times 21 Legal AnalysesHolding that indemnity should be allocated pro rata
Joblon v. Solow
91 N.Y.2d 457 (N.Y. 1998) Cited 383 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that "routine maintenance" and "decorative modifications," such as the removal and replacement of a burnt-out lightbulb on an illuminated sign or "the minimal cleaning of windows," fall outside the reach of Section 240
166 Mamaroneck v. 151 E Post
78 N.Y.2d 88 (N.Y. 1991) Cited 281 times 3 Legal AnalysesExplaining that "the requirement of definiteness could be satisfied in the absence of an explicit contract term . . . [by] recourse to an objective extrinsic event"
Cragg v. Allstate Indemnity Corporation
2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 4767 (N.Y. 2011) Cited 122 timesNo. 118. Argued May 4, 2011. decided June 9, 2011. APPEAL, by permission of the Court of Appeals, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department, entered May 7, 2010. The Appellate Division affirmed a judgment (denominated order) of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Patrick H. NeMoyer, J.), which had granted defendant Allstate Indemnity Corporation's motion for summary judgment declaring that it had no obligation to defend or indemnify defendant insureds
Mostow v. State Farm Insurance
88 N.Y.2d 321 (N.Y. 1996) Cited 142 timesAffirming an insurance award of over $100,000 when the policy ambiguously provided both a $100,000 per person limit and a $300,000 limit when two or more persons were injured
Selective Ins. Co. of Am. v. Cnty. of Rensselaer
2016 N.Y. Slip Op. 1001 (N.Y. 2016) Cited 64 times 1 Legal AnalysesNo. 4. 02-11-2016 SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA et al., Respondents–Appellants, v. COUNTY OF RENSSELAER, Appellant–Respondent. Burke, Scolamiero, Mortati & Hurd, LLP, Albany (Melissa J. Smallacombe and Mark G. Mitchell of counsel), for appellant-respondent. Galbo & Associates, Buffalo (Richard A. Galbo and Leo C. Kellett of counsel), for respondents-appellants. ABDUS–SALAAM, J. Burke, Scolamiero, Mortati & Hurd, LLP, Albany (Melissa J. Smallacombe and Mark G. Mitchell of counsel), for appellant-respondent
Miller v. Continental Ins. Co.
40 N.Y.2d 675 (N.Y. 1976) Cited 194 timesHolding terms of an insurance policy are construed in accordance with their understanding by the average man
Salvano v. Merrill Lynch
85 N.Y.2d 173 (N.Y. 1995) Cited 112 timesHolding with respect to contractual agreement regarding arbitration, that court's role is “limited to interpretation and enforcement of the terms agreed to by the parties”
Handelsman v. Sea Insurance
85 N.Y.2d 96 (N.Y. 1994) Cited 100 timesIn Handelsman, by contrast, the coverage portion of the insurance policy required payment for "`bodily injury' or `property damage' for which any `insured' becomes legally responsible because of an auto accident," and defined an "insured" as a "`family member' for the ownership, maintenance or use of any auto" (id., at 99-100).
Section 1926.1401 - Definitions
29 C.F.R. § 1926.1401 Cited 6 times 1 Legal AnalysesA/D director (Assembly/Disassembly director) means an individual who meets this subpart's requirements for an A/D director, irrespective of the person's formal job title or whether the person is non-management or management personnel. Articulating crane means a crane whose boom consists of a series of folding, pin connected structural members, typically manipulated to extend or retract by power from hydraulic cylinders. Assembly/Disassembly means the assembly and/or disassembly of equipment covered