Ashley Eldridge and Paul Ferland | Property Insurance Law Observer The New York Supreme Court recently weighed in on what constitutes “reasonable care” to maintain heat in the context of a first-party insurance policy exclusion requiring such reasonable care. In Michael Zimmerman v. Leatherstocking Cooperative Insurance Company, CV-23-0362, 2024 NY Slip Op 02113 (April 18, 2024),… Continue reading What Is Reasonable Care for Maintaining Heat in an Unoccupied Home?
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Property Owner’s Defense Goes Up in Smoke in Careless Smoking Case
Michael Ciamaichelo | White and Williams LLP | June 11, 2019 Property owners owe a duty of reasonable care to avoid causing harm to neighboring properties. When a property owner knows or should know about a condition that poses a risk of danger to neighboring properties, the property owner must exercise reasonable care to make… Continue reading Property Owner’s Defense Goes Up in Smoke in Careless Smoking Case