Ryan, Klimek, Ryan Partnership v. Royal Ins. Co. of Am.

ELR Citation: ELR 20392
No(s). 88-0255 L (D.R.I. Jan 24, 1990)

The court holds that under New York law, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation's (NYDEC's) letters to an insured company discussing cleanup of groundwater contamination at a hazardous waste site do not rise to the level of a suit that would trigger the insurer's duty to defend. A met...