LCBF wins two declaratory judgments for insurer client

In two consolidated declaratory judgment actions pending in the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Del Savio Masonry Corp. v. American Empire Surplus Lines Ins. Co. and Avalon WP I et al. v. American Empire Surplus Lines Ins. Co.), the court granted two motions for summary judgment filed by LCBF on behalf of its insurer client seeking a declaration that it did not have a duty to defend or indemnify two insureds on the ground that the insureds failed to provide timely notice of the occurrence of the underlying accident. The LCBF team was headed by Jerry Cuomo and Gerry Ford.