Legal Opinion
Keith v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 23, 1986PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lazer, J. P.
At issue is the timeliness of an insurance company’s denial of a no-fault claim. Resolution of the issue involves consideration of a rather complex series of governmental requirements relative to the time available to an insurance company to deny such a claim.
The plaintiff Donald Keith was injured in an automobile accident on April 8, 1984 and was treated for his injuries at Booth Memorial Hospital. On May 24, 1984, the defendant insurer, Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, received Keith’s application for benefits under the no-fault provisions of the policy…
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