Legal Opinion
United National Ins. Co. v. The Tunnel, Inc. v. Jeffrey Bernstein
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 16, 1993No. 979, Docket 92-9123PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
Jeffrey Bernstein was injured in an altercation with a bouncer at a nightclub, known as the Tunnel. He sued in New York Supreme Court for his injuries, and that action is still pending. The Tunnel carried a liability insurance policy with United National Insurance Company (“UNI”) which brought an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for a declaratory judgment disclaiming liability because the injury was the result of an assault and battery and this was expressly excluded from coverage. UNI then moved for summary judgment…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Annette Heyman v. Commerce and Industry Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Laird v. NelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Trans-Orient Marine Corporation v. Star Trading & Marine, Inc., and the Republic of the SudanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Glick & Dolleck, Inc. v. Tri-Pac Export Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Richard Lambertson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by99 opinions
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