September 08, 2026
A Manhattan bridal shop urged a New York federal court to reject a magistrate judge's recommendation to toss its suit seeking to recover $7 million from a contractor's insurers, saying its claims can't be voided by a previous default judgment the insurers won against their policyholder.
August 12, 2026
A state court finding that insurers needn't cover a contractor in an underlying suit over fire damage to a bridal shop bars the shop from pursuing coverage from the carriers for a $38 million judgment against their policyholder, a federal judge said in recommending the suit's dismissal.
October 20, 2025
A bridal shop that won a $38 million judgment against a contractor following a fire at a neighboring property told a New York federal court that the contractor's insurer can't hide behind a default judgment it obtained against its policyholder in a prior suit to avoid the shop's coverage action.
September 26, 2025
A contractor's insurer said it does not owe coverage to a bridal shop that won a $38 million judgment against its policyholder following a fire, telling a New York federal court that the policy was declared void in a separate suit because of the contractor's fraud and forgery.
September 22, 2025
A bridal shop said a contractor's insurers must pay their combined $7 million policy limits toward a $38 million judgment in an underlying suit over a fire caused by the contractor's demolition work at another property, according to a complaint removed to New York federal court Monday.