BP Air Conditioning Corp. v. One Beacon Insurance Group
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Friedman, J.E
The question presented is whether plaintiff, as an additional insured under a commercial general liability (CGL) policy, is entitled to a defense in an action in which it is uncertain whether any eventual judgment against plaintiff will be within the scope of the coverage. Our answer to this question is dictated by the controlling principle that, in the absence of unambiguous contractual language to the contrary, an additional insured “enjoy[s] the same protection as the named insured” (Pecker Iron Works of N.Y. v Traveler’s Ins. Co., 99 NY2d 391, 393 [2003]…
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