Nick’s Garage, Inc. v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.

Plaintiff, as assignees of its customers against the insurer, appealed the district court's grant of summary judgment for the insurer. Plaintiff alleged that the insurer failed to pay sufficient funds to fulfill its obligations to return damaged vehicles to pre‐accident condition, and engaged in deceptive practices in claims processing. The Second Circuit held that the district court erred in part in granting summary judgment to the insurer on plaintiff's breach of contract claims, because the insurer failed to show its entitlement to judgment for costs relating to labor hours, parts, labor rates, electronic database access, and hazardous waste removal charges, and the absence of genuine disputes of material fact on these issues. The district court erred in granting summary judgment to the insurer on plaintiff's New York General Business Law 349 claims, because there was a question of material fact regarding plaintiff's claim that the insurer engaged in deceptive practices concerning its labor rates payments and that claim was not precluded by N.Y. Ins. Law 2601. Accordingly, the court affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded for further proceedings. View "Nick's Garage, Inc. v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co." on Justia Law