Huguens v. Village of Spring Valley

*1160The third-party defendant made a prima facie showing of its entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, and the defendant/ third-party plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact in opposition. Contrary to the contention of the defendant/third-party plaintiff, the delay of the third-party defendant in issuing the disclaimer of coverage in this case was not unreasonable. The third-party defendant presented ample evidence demonstrating, as a matter of law, that the delay was reasonably related to a prompt, diligent, and necessary investigation it conducted into the question of whether the…