Opinion
13096 Index No. 153565/18 Case No. 2020-02557
02-09-2021
TRIMASA RESTAURANT PARTNERS, LLC, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. GLOBAL COVERAGE, INC., et al., Defendants–Respondents.
McKool Smith, P.C., New York ( Christopher P. Johnson of counsel) and McKool Smith, P.C., Austin, TX ( Joel L. Thollander of the bar of the State of Texas, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), for appellant. Keidel, Weldon & Cunningham, LLP, White Plains ( Howard S. Kronberg of counsel), for respondents.
McKool Smith, P.C., New York ( Christopher P. Johnson of counsel) and McKool Smith, P.C., Austin, TX ( Joel L. Thollander of the bar of the State of Texas, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), for appellant.
Keidel, Weldon & Cunningham, LLP, White Plains ( Howard S. Kronberg of counsel), for respondents.
Manzanet–Daniels, J.P., Gische, Gonza´lez, Shulman, JJ.
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (O. Peter Sherwood, J.), entered May 13, 2020, which granted defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The complaint neither alleges that plaintiff made a specific request for insurance coverage for liability arising from the presence of lead paint at its property nor contains allegations that establish a special relationship between the parties that would support plaintiff's tort and contract claims against defendants ( see Voss v. Netherlands Ins. Co., 22 N.Y.3d 728, 734, 985 N.Y.S.2d 448, 8 N.E.3d 823 [2014] ; Hoffend & Sons, Inc. v. Rose & Kiernan, Inc., 7 N.Y.3d 152, 158, 818 N.Y.S.2d 798, 851 N.E.2d 1149 [2006] ). The allegations only describe a generalized request for adequate insurance, not an ongoing course of action and discussion regarding the specific coverage at issue ( see STB Invs. Corp. v. Sterling & Sterling, Inc., 178 A.D.3d 413, 111 N.Y.S.3d 170 [1st Dept. 2019] ).
The negligence and breach of fiduciary duty claims are also barred by the applicable three-year statutes of limitations, and the contract claim fails in addition for lack of an agreement.