Insurer Must Cover Child Victims Act Litigation Against Archdiocese of New York

Insurance coverage subsidiaries of Chubb Ltd. should present protection to the Archdiocese of New York stemming from the two,770 or so lawsuits filed in opposition to the church and associated entities below the Youngster Victims Act, a decide has dominated.

Chubb-affiliated insurance coverage corporations sued in June, in search of to restrict their protection obligations. However Manhattan Supreme Courtroom Justice Suzanne Adams on Dec. 15 dismissed the lawsuit.