Legal Opinion
MATTER OF MARKOWITZ v. Serio
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 26, 2008PublishedCited by 39 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
“Redlining,” as the term is used in the insurance industry, is an insurer’s refusal to issue or renew, or its cancellation of, a policy premised exclusively on the geographic location of the risk. Concerned that auto insurers were engaging in that practice, Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President and petitioner in this proceeding, filed two Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests with the State Insurance Department *48seeking information “for each Kings County zip code, including, by carrier, the number of voluntary [automobile] policies issued, renewed,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Capital Newspapers Division of the Hearst Corp. v. BurnsNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Washington Post Co. v. New York State Insurance DepartmentNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Data Tree, LLC v. RomaineNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- Gaines v. New York State Division of Housing & Community RenewalNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- New York Telephone Co. v. Public Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by39 opinions
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