Pastabar Café Corp. v. 343 East 8th Street Associates, LLC

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Nancy M. Bannon, J.), entered July 20, 2016, which denied defendant National Specialty Insurance Co., Inc.’s (National Speciality) motion for summary judgment dismissing the contract cause of action against it, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff Pastabar Café Corporation was damaged when Hurricane Sandy hit New York City in October 2012. In compliance with its obligations under its lease, Pastabar had bought a commercial package policy containing commercial general liability and property damage coverage from defendant National Specialty.

The…