Legal Opinion
Reisner v. Vigilant Insurance
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 1987PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Matthew F. Coppola, J.
The primary issue raised by these motions for summary judgment is whether the obligation of a medical malpractice insurer to provide legal defense costs requires that insurer to reimburse the insured for legal costs incurred in defending against administrative disciplinary proceedings.
*543Plaintiff Milton Reisner, a psychiatrist and sole shareholder of the plaintiff professional corporation, has been the object of disciplinary proceedings commenced in 1981 by the New York State Department of Health, State Board for Professional Medical Conduct. There were…
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