Legal Opinion
Commissioners of State Insurance Fund v. Photocircuits Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 9, 2005PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mazzarelli, J.
In this action for recovery of additional workers’ compensation insurance premiums, defendant, Photocircuits Corporation, appeals the grant of summary judgment to the plaintiff, Commissioners of the State Insurance Fund (Fund). Defendant asserts that the Fund breached the express terms of its policy to investigate and defend claims. Plaintiff responds that defendant is required to pay these premiums for documented losses and that defendant has no defense as there is no cognizable action in New York for breach of an “implied obligation of good faith and fair…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gordon v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Pavia v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Brassil v. . Maryland Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
- In Re the Estates of CovertNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Best Building Co. v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
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