Saftler v. Government Employees Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kassal, J.
The action was brought by plaintiff, an attorney who is also the insured, inter alla, for a declaratory judgment directing that Government Employees Insurance Co. (GEI-CO) was obligated to furnish a defense to plaintiff in a legal malpractice action presently pending in Supreme Court, Nassau County, and to pay any judgment entered therein. The complaint herein also seeks $100,000 in damages and for expenses incurred as a result of the refusal by the insurer to assume the defense of that action. In its answer, GEICO interposed affirmative defenses and…
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