Opinion
1887
October 16, 2003.
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Gammerman, J.), entered September 20, 2002, which, to the extent appealed from, granted plaintiff Chase Manhattan Bank's motion to dismiss insofar as to dismiss defendant General Star International Indemnity's counterclaims for fraud and aiding abetting fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting such breach, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
John D. Gordan, III, for plaintiff-respondent.
Howard A. Fischer, for defendant-appellant.
Before: Andrias, J.P., Ellerin, Williams, Lerner, Gonzalez, JJ.
The disclaimer provision in defendant-appellant's policy is the same as the one we have already held effective to bar the same tort claims against another party in this action and similar to one held to preclude like claims in a related action (see Chase Manhattan Bank v. AXA Reinsurance, 294 A.D.2d 245, lv denied 98 N.Y.2d 612; Chase Manhattan Bank v. New Hampshire Ins. Co., 304 A.D.2d 423, lv denied 100 N.Y.2d 509). The motion court correctly determined that aider and abettor liability was not viable absent liability for the substantive torts claimed.
We have considered appellant's other contentions and find them unavailing.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.