Roche v. Claverack Cooperative Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtKane, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Donohue, J.), entered September 10, 2008 in Columbia County, which, among other things, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
For approximately 25 years, defendant Claverack Cooperative Insurance Company retained plaintiff as an attorney to represent its insureds. In one such wrongful death matter, a jury rendered a verdict finding Claverack’s insureds 75% liable on a $4,206,780 judgment. Claverack retained counsel, who wrote to Zurich Insurance Company—plaintiff’s professional liability insurance carrier—regarding…
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