Legal Opinion
American Transit Insurance v. B.O. Astra Management Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 17, 2006PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rolando T. Acosta, J.
*741Introduction
Kuok Hang Leong was struck by a car insured by American Transit Insurance Company, and the insureds neither informed American Transit of the accident nor of Leong’s lawsuit instituted several months later. Leong, however, immediately notified American Transit about the accident,1 and his attorney informed American Transit that it had been retained to pursue any legal claims. Leong also sought no-fault benefits from American Transit. In response, American Transit assigned a claims adjuster, investigated the claim, and asked Leong to submit…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Security Mutual Insurance v. Acker-Fitzsimons Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Argo Corp. v. Greater New York Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
- Baron v. Incorporated VillageAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- American Transit Insurance v. SartorNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- In Re the Arbitration Between Brandon & Nationwide Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
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3Cited by2 opinions
- XL Specialty Insurance Co. v. LakianDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2017
- American Transit Insurance v. B.O. Astra Management Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007