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  • Charles Mcdonough v. Dajour A Brown, Najoir J ByersTorts - Motor Vehicle document preview
  • Charles Mcdonough v. Dajour A Brown, Najoir J ByersTorts - Motor Vehicle document preview
  • Charles Mcdonough v. Dajour A Brown, Najoir J ByersTorts - Motor Vehicle document preview
  • Charles Mcdonough v. Dajour A Brown, Najoir J ByersTorts - Motor Vehicle document preview
  • Charles Mcdonough v. Dajour A Brown, Najoir J ByersTorts - Motor Vehicle document preview
  • Charles Mcdonough v. Dajour A Brown, Najoir J ByersTorts - Motor Vehicle document preview
  • Charles Mcdonough v. Dajour A Brown, Najoir J ByersTorts - Motor Vehicle document preview
  • Charles Mcdonough v. Dajour A Brown, Najoir J ByersTorts - Motor Vehicle document preview
						
                                

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FILED: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK 06/17/2022 03:56 PM INDEX NO. EF008166-2021 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 16 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 06/17/2022 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF ORANGE CHARLES MCDONOUGH, Index No.: EF008166/2021 Plaintiff, INSURANCE DISCLOSURE -against- DAJOUR A. BROWN and NAJOIR J. BYERS, Defendants. --------------------------------------------------------X DAJOUR A. BROWN and NAJOIR J. BYERS, Third-Party Plaintiffs -against- HEATHER FERRARA Third-Party Defendant PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Defendants, by their attorneys, LAW OFFICES OF JENNIFER S. ADAMS, hereby set forth their insurance disclosure as follows: 1. INSURANCE DISCLOSURE: Upon information and belief, defendants are covered by a policy of applicable insurance with Progressive Specialty Insurance Company with applicable limits of $25,000 each person -$50,000 each accident. Defendants attach hereto a copy of the policy of insurance. 2. CLAIM NUMBER: 205112378. 3. CLAIM REPRESENTATIVE NAME, EMAIL, AND PHONE NUMBER: Timothy R. Case, Tim_Case@progressive.com, (716) 810-1432. 4. OTHER CLAIMS ON THE POLICY: Upon information and belief, no other claims have been asserted against the limits of the policy. No attorney’s fees have been paid out against the policy limits. 5. EXCESS INSURANCE: Upon information and belief, defendants have no additional, concurrent or excess insurance available over which is stated above. However, an Affidavit of No Excess Insurance has been forwarded to the Defendants for execution. Once our office is in receipt of said affidavit, a copy will be promptly forwarded to your office. 1 of 62 FILED: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK 06/17/2022 03:56 PM INDEX NO. EF008166-2021 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 16 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 06/17/2022 If subsequent to answering this demand, Defendants acquire any further information or documents relevant to this demand, such information or document will be forwarded immediately. DATED: Goshen, NY June 17, 2022 Respectfully submitted, ___________________________ John Mazzaro, Esq. LAW OFFICES OF JENNIFER S. ADAMS Attorney for Defendant Dajour A. Brown and Najoir J. Byers One Executive Boulevard, Suite 280 Yonkers, NY 10701 (716) 810-1320 Our File No.: 205112378-001 TO: Joseph M. Pugliese, Esq. Mainetti & Mainetti, P.C. Attorney for Plaintiff Charles McDonough 130 N. Front Street Kingston, NY 12401 (845) 600-0000 James F. Butler & Associates Attorney for Third Party Defendant Heather Ferrara PO Box 9040 300 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 260 Jericho, NY 11753 (516) 229-6000 2 of 62 FILED: ORANGE COUNTY 9611A NY 0717 CLERK INDEX NO. 06/17/2022 EF008166-2021 03:56 P NYSCEF DOC. NO. 16 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 06/17/2022 NEW YORK AUTO POLICY Form 9611A NY (07/17) version 2.0 3 of 62 FILED: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK INDEX NO. 06/17/2022 EF008166-2021 03:56 P NYSCEF DOC. NO. 16 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 06/17/2022 4 of 62 FILED: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK INDEX NO. 06/17/2022 EF008166-2021 03:56 P NYSCEF DOC. NO. 16 CONTENTS RECEIVED NYSCEF: 06/17/2022 INSURING AGREEMENT...................................................................................1 GENERAL DEFINITIONS...................................................................................1 PART I—LIABILITY TO OTHERS Insuring Agreement.......................................................................................4 Additional Definition......................................................................................4 Additional Payments......................................................................................4 Exclusions.....................................................................................................5 Limits of Liability............................................................................................6 Financial Responsibility Laws.......................................................................7 Other Insurance............................................................................................8 Out-of-State Coverage..................................................................................8 PART II(A)—PERSONAL INJURY PROTECTION COVERAGE Mandatory Personal Injury Protection Endorsement (New York)...................8 Optional Basic Economic Loss Coverage Endorsement (New York)........... 15 Additional Personal Injury Protection Endorsement (New York).................. 16 PART II(B)—MEDICAL PAYMENTS COVERAGE Insuring Agreement..................................................................................... 19 Additional Definitions...................................................................................20 Exclusions...................................................................................................20 Limits of Liability..........................................................................................21 Unreasonable or Unnecessary Medical Expenses.....................................22 Other Insurance..........................................................................................22 PART III—UNINSURED MOTORISTS COVERAGE Uninsured Motorists Endorsement..............................................................22 Supplementary Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists Endorsement..............29 PART IV—DAMAGE TO A VEHICLE Insuring Agreement—Collision Coverage...................................................35 Insuring Agreement—Comprehensive Coverage........................................35 Insuring Agreement—Additional Custom Parts or Equipment Coverage.........36 Insuring Agreement—Rental Reimbursement Coverage.............................36 Insuring Agreement—Pet Injury Coverage..................................................37 Additional Definitions...................................................................................37 Exclusions...................................................................................................38 Limits of Liability..........................................................................................39 Waiver of Collision Deductible.....................................................................41 Recovery of Stolen or Abandoned Vehicles................................................41 Payment of Loss.........................................................................................41 Mandatory Inspection..................................................................................41 i 5 of 62 FILED: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK INDEX NO. 06/17/2022 EF008166-2021 03:56 P NYSCEFAutoDOC. Repairs................................................................................................41 NO. 16 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 06/17/2022 No Benefit to Bailee....................................................................................42 Loss Payable Clause...................................................................................42 Other Sources of Recovery.........................................................................42 Appraisal.....................................................................................................42 PART V—ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE COVERAGE Insuring Agreement.....................................................................................43 Unauthorized Service Provider...................................................................43 Additional Definitions...................................................................................43 Exclusions...................................................................................................44 Other Insurance..........................................................................................44 PART VI—DUTIES IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR LOSS.............................44 PART VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS Policy Period and Territory...........................................................................46 Changes......................................................................................................46 Duty to Report Changes.............................................................................47 Settlement of Claims...................................................................................47 Terms of Policy Conformed to Statutes.......................................................47 Transfer of Interest......................................................................................47 Fraud or Misrepresentation.........................................................................47 Payment of Premium and Fees...................................................................48 Cancellation................................................................................................48 Cancellation Refund....................................................................................49 Nonrenewal.................................................................................................50 Payment or Performance............................................................................50 Legal Action Against Us..............................................................................50 Our Rights to Recover Payment..................................................................50 Joint and Individual Interests.......................................................................51 Bankruptcy..................................................................................................51 RENTAL VEHICLE COVERAGE ENDORSEMENT..........................................51 ii 6 of 62 FILED: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK INDEX NO. 06/17/2022 EF008166-2021 03:56 P NYSCEF DOC. NO. 16 NEW YORK AUTORECEIVED POLICY NYSCEF: 06/17/2022 INSURING AGREEMENT In return for your payment of the premium, we agree to insure you subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations of this policy. We will insure you for the coverages and the limits of liability shown on this policy’s declarations page. Your policy consists of the policy contract, your insurance application, the declarations page, and all en- dorsements to this policy. GENERAL DEFINITIONS The following definitions apply throughout the policy. Defined terms are printed in bold- face type and have the same meaning whether in the singular, plural, or any other form. 1. “Additional auto” means an auto you become the owner of during the policy pe- riod that does not permanently replace an auto shown on the declarations page if: a. we insure all other autos you own; b. the additional auto is not covered by any other insurance policy; c. you notify us within 30 days of becoming the owner of the additional auto; and d. you pay any additional premium due. An additional auto will have the broadest coverage we provide for any auto shown on the declarations page. If you ask us to insure an additional auto more than 30 days after you become the owner, any coverage we provide will begin at the time you request coverage. 2. “Auto” means a land motor vehicle: a. of the private passenger, pickup body, or cargo van type; b. designed for operation principally upon public roads; c. with at least four wheels; and d. with a gross vehicle weight rating of 12,000 pounds or less, according to the manufacturer’s specifications. However, “auto” does not include step-vans, parcel delivery vans, or cargo cutaway vans or other vans with cabs separate from the cargo area. 3. “Auto business” means the business of selling, leasing, repairing, parking, storing, servicing, delivering or testing vehicles. 4. “Bodily injury” means bodily harm, sickness, or disease, including death that re- sults from bodily harm, sickness, or disease. 5. “Covered auto” means: a. any auto or trailer shown on the declarations page for the coverages ap- plicable to that auto or trailer, provided such auto or trailer is predominantly used for non-business purposes. b. any additional auto; c. any replacement auto; or d. a trailer owned by you. 6. “Declarations page” means the document showing your coverages, limits of li- ability, covered autos, premium, and other policy-related information. The declara- tions page may also be referred to as the Auto Insurance Coverage Summary. 1 7 of 62 FILED: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK INDEX NO. 06/17/2022 EF008166-2021 03:56 P 7. “Digital NYSCEF DOC.network” NO. means any system or service 16 offered or RECEIVED NYSCEF: a transpor- utilized by06/17/2022 tation network company that enables TNC prearranged trips with transporta- tion network company drivers. 8. “Occupying” means in, on, entering or exiting. 9. “Property damage” means physical damage to, destruction of, or loss of use of, tangible property. 10. “Rated resident” means a person residing in the same household as you at the time of the loss who is not a relative, but only if that person is both: a. listed in the “Drivers and household residents” section on the declarations page; and b. not designated as a “List Only” driver. 11. “Relative” means a person residing in the same household as you, and related to you by blood, marriage or adoption, and includes a ward, stepchild, or foster child. Your unmarried dependent children temporarily away from home will qualify as a relative if they intend to continue to reside in your household. 12. “Replacement auto” means an auto that permanently replaces an auto shown on the declarations page. A replacement auto will have the same coverage as the auto it replaces if the replacement auto is not covered by any other insurance policy. However, if the auto being replaced had coverage under Part IV—Damage To A Vehicle, such coverage will apply to the replacement auto only during the first 30 days after you become the owner unless you notify us within that 30-day period that you want us to extend coverage beyond the initial 30 days. If the auto being replaced did not have coverage under Part IV—Damage To A Vehicle, such cover- age may be added, but the replacement auto will have no coverage under Part IV until you notify us of the replacement auto and ask us to add the coverage. 13. “Trailer” means a non-motorized, non-commercial trailer, including a farm wagon or farm implement, designed to be towed on public roads by an auto and not be- ing used: a. for commercial purposes; b. as an office, store, or for display purposes; or c. as a passenger conveyance. Trailer does not include a mobile home or manufactured home. 14. “Transportation network company” or “TNC” means a person, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that is licensed pursuant to Article 44-B of the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law and is operating in New York state exclusively using a digital network to connect transportation network compa- ny passengers to transportation network company drivers who provide TNC prearranged trips. 15. “Transportation network company driver” means an individual who: a. receives connections to potential passengers and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company; and b. uses a TNC vehicle to offer or provide a TNC prearranged trip to trans- portation network company passengers upon connection through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company in exchange for compensation or payment of a fee. 2 8 of 62 FILED: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK INDEX NO. 06/17/2022 EF008166-2021 03:56 P 16. “Transportation NYSCEF DOC. NO. network company prearranged 16 RECEIVED trip”NYSCEF: means the06/17/2022 provision of transportation by a transportation network company driver to a passenger pro- vided through the use of a TNC’s digital network: a. beginning when a transportation network company driver accepts a pas- senger’s request for a trip through a digital network controlled by a trans- portation network company; b. continuing while the transportation network company driver transports the requesting passenger in a TNC vehicle; and c. ending when the last requesting passenger departs from the TNC vehicle. The term “Transportation network company prearranged trip” does not in- clude transportation provided through any of the following: a. shared expense carpool or vanpool arrangements, including those as defined in section one hundred fifty-eight-b of this chapter; and b. use of a taxicab, livery, luxury limousine, or other for-hire vehicle, as defined in this chapter, section 19-502 of the administrative code of the city of New York, or as otherwise defined in local law. 17. “Transportation network company vehicle” or “TNC vehicle” means a vehicle that is: a. used by a transportation network company driver to provide a TNC prear- ranged trip originating within the state of New York; and b. owned, leased or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation net- work company driver; c. such term shall not include: i. a taxicab, as defined in section one hundred forty-eight-a of this chapter and section 19-502 of the administrative code of the city of New York, or as otherwise defined in local law; ii. a livery vehicle, as defined in section one hundred twenty-one-e of this chapter, or as otherwise defined in local law; iii. a black car, limousine, or luxury limousine, as defined in section 19-502 of the administrative code of the city of New York, or as otherwise defined in local law; iv. a for-hire vehicle, as defined in section 19-502 of the administrative code of the city of New York, or as otherwise defined in local law; v. a bus, as defined in section one hundred four of this chapter; vi. any motor vehicle weighing more than six thousand five hundred pounds unloaded; vii. any motor vehicle having a seating capacity of more than seven passen- gers; and viii. any motor vehicle subject to section three hundred seventy of this chapter. 18. “We,” “us” and “our” mean the underwriting company providing the insurance, as shown on the declarations page. 19. “You” and “your” mean: a. a person shown as a named insured on the declarations page; and b. the spouse of a named insured if residing in the same household at the time of the loss. 3 9 of 62 FILED: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK INDEX NO. 06/17/2022 EF008166-2021 03:56 P NYSCEF DOC. NO. 16 PART I—LIABILITY TO OTHERS NYSCEF: RECEIVED 06/17/2022 INSURING AGREEMENT If you pay the premium for this coverage, we will pay damages, other than punitive or exemplary damages, for bodily injury and property damage for which an insured person becomes legally responsible because of an accident. Damages include prejudgment interest awarded against an insured person. We will settle or defend, as we consider appropriate, any claim for damages covered by this Part I. This applies even if the claim or suit is groundless or false. ADDITIONAL DEFINITION When used in this Part I: “Insured person” means: a.  you, a relative, or a rated resident with respect to an accident arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of a trailer shown on the declarations page or a covered auto; b. you or a relative with respect to an accident arising out of the ownership, mainte- nance, or use of an auto or trailer with the permission of the owner of the vehicle or the person in lawful possession of the vehicle; c. any person with respect to an accident arising out of that person’s use of a cov- ered auto with the permission of you, a relative, or a rated resident; d. any person or organization with respect only to vicarious liability for the acts or omissions of a person described in a., b., or c. above; and e. any “Additional Interest” shown on the declarations page with respect only to its liability for the acts or omissions of a person described in a., b., or c. above. ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS In addition to our limit of liability, we will pay for an insured person: 1. all expenses we incur, and all costs taxed against the insured person, in the settlement of any claim or defense of any lawsuit; 2. interest accruing after entry of judgment, until we have paid, offered to pay, or deposited in court, that portion of the judgment which does not exceed our limit of liability. This does not apply if we have not been given notice of suit or the op- portunity to defend an insured person; 3. the premium on any appeal bond or attachment bond required in any lawsuit we defend. We have no duty to purchase a bond in an amount exceeding our limit of liability, and we have no duty to apply for or furnish these bonds; 4. up to $250 for a bail bond required because of an accident resulting in bodily injury or property damage covered under this Part I. We have no duty to apply for or furnish this bond; 5. expenses incurred by the insured person for first aid to others at the time of the accident; and 4 10 of 62 FILED: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK INDEX NO. 06/17/2022 EF008166-2021 03:56 P 6. reasonable NYSCEF DOC. expenses, NO. 16 including loss of earnings up to $200 RECEIVED per day, NYSCEF: incurred at 06/17/2022 our request. EXCLUSIONS—READ THE FOLLOWING EXCLUSIONS CAREFULLY. IF AN EXCLUSION APPLIES, COVERAGE WILL NOT BE AFFORDED UNDER THIS PART I. Coverage under this Part I, including our duty to defend, will not apply to any insured person for: 1.  bodily injury or property damage arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of any vehicle while being used as a public or livery conveyance. This exclu- sion does not apply to shared-expense car pools; 2. any liability assumed under any contract or agreement by you, a relative, or a rated resident; 3.  bodily injury to an employee of that insured person arising out of or within the course of employment. This exclusion does not apply to domestic employees if benefits are neither paid nor required to be provided under workers’ compensa- tion, disability benefits, or similar laws; 4.  bodily injury or property damage arising out of an accident involving an auto or trailer while being maintained or used by a person while employed or engaged in any auto business. This exclusion does not apply to you, a relative, a rated resident, or an agent or employee of you, a relative, or a rated resident, when using a covered auto; 5. any obligation for which the United States Government is liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act; 6.  bodily injury or property damage caused by an intentional act of that insured person, or at the direction of that insured person; 7.  property damage to any property owned by, rented to, being transported by, used by, or in the charge of that insured person. This exclusion does not apply to a rented residence or a rented garage; 8. property damage sustained by the spouse of an insured person. However, this exclusion does not apply to deny coverage to a spouse if named as a third-party defendant in a lawsuit brought by his or her spouse against another party; 9.  bodily injury or property damage arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of any vehicle owned by you or furnished or available for your regular use, other than a covered auto for which this coverage has been purchased; 10. bodily injury or property damage arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of any vehicle owned by a relative or a rated resident or furnished or avail- able for the regular use of a relative or a rated resident, other than a covered auto for which this coverage has been purchased. This exclusion does not apply to your maintenance or use of such vehicle; or 11. bodily injury or property damage sustained while the vehicle is used by a trans- portation network company driver who is logged onto the transportation net- work company’s digital network but is not engaged in a transportation net- work company prearranged trip or while the driver provides a transportation network company prearranged trip. 5 11 of 62 FILED: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK INDEX NO. 06/17/2022 EF008166-2021 03:56 P LIMITS OF NYSCEF LIABILITY DOC. NO. 16 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 06/17/2022 If your declarations page shows a split limit: 1. the amount shown for “each person” is the most we will pay for all damages due to bodily injury to one person resulting from any one accident; 2. subject to the “each person” limit, the amount shown for “each accident” is the most we will pay for all damages due to bodily injury sustained by two or more persons in any one accident; and 3. the amount shown for “property damage” is the most we will pay for the total of all property damage resulting from any one accident. However, if your policy has bodily injury split limits of: 1. $25,000 “each person” and $50,000 “each accident” for coverage under this Part I, as shown on the declarations page, then the split limits set forth in the paragraph above shall not apply to bodily injury that results in death, and the following ad- ditional coverage will apply in the event of bodily injury that results in death, to the extent required by New York law: a. our limit of liability for damages due to bodily injury that results in the death of one person in any one accident is $50,000; or b. if two or more persons sustain bodily injury that results in death, our limit of liability for bodily injury that results in the death of two or more persons in any one accident is $100,000; or 2. $50,000 “each person” and $100,000 “each accident” for coverage under this Part I, as shown on the declarations page, then the split limits set forth in the para- graphs above for bodily injury shall not apply, and our limit of liability, to the extent required by New York law, will be as follows: a. for any accident that causes bodily injury that results in the death of one person, the most we will pay for all damages due to bodily injury that results in death is $50,000; b. if only one person sustains bodily injury that does not result in death, the limit of liability for damages due to bodily injury to the one person is $50,000; c. subject to the per person limit, if two or more persons sustain bodily injury that does not result in death, the limit of liability for all damages due to bodily injury that does not result in death is $100,000; or d. for any accident that causes bodily injury that results in the death of two or more persons, the most we will pay for all damages due to bodily injury that results in death in any one accident is $100,000, and the limit of liability for all other bodily injury that does not result in death is: (i) $50,000 if only one person sustains bodily injury in any one accident; or (ii) subject to the per person limit, $100,000 for two or more persons sustain- ing bodily injury in any one accident. The above Limits of Liability with respect to bodily injury that results in death are subject to the following reductions: 1. in the event of the death of one person in any accident, our $50,000 limit of liability will be reduced by any amounts paid to or on behalf of that person under this Part I; and 6 12 of 62 FILED: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK INDEX NO. 06/17/2022 EF008166-2021 03:56 P 2. in the NYSCEF eventNO. DOC. of the16 death of two or more persons RECEIVED accident, our in anyNYSCEF: $100,000 06/17/2022 limit of liability will be reduced by any amounts paid to or on behalf of those per- sons under this Part I. The limits of liability described above for “each person” and for “one person” apply to the total of all claims made for bodily injury to a person and all claims of others derived from such bodily injury, including, but not limited to, loss of society, loss of compan- ionship, loss of services, loss of consortium, and wrongful death. The limit of liability for bodily injury that results in the death of two or more persons in any one accident includes the total of all claims made for such bodily injury and all claims of others derived from such bodily injury, including, but not limited to, loss of so- ciety, loss of companionship, loss of services, loss of consortium, and wrongful death. If the declarations page shows that “combined single limit” or “CSL” applies, the amount shown is the most we will pay for the total of all damages resulting from any one accident. However, without changing this limit of liability, we will comply with any law that requires us to provide any separate limits. The limit of liability shown on the declarations page is the most we will pay regardless of the number of: 1. claims made; 2. covered autos; 3. insured persons; 4. lawsuits brought; 5. vehicles involved in the accident; or 6. premiums paid. No one is entitled to duplicate payments for the same elements of damages. Any payment to a person under this Part I will be reduced by any payment to that per- son under Part III—Uninsured Motorists Coverage. We will not pay under this Part I any expenses paid or payable under Part II(B)—Medical Payments Coverage. An auto and attached trailer are considered one auto. Therefore, the limits of liability will not be increased for an accident involving an auto that has an attached trailer. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWS When we issue this policy as proof of financial responsibility, this policy will comply with the law to the extent required. 7 13 of 62 FILED: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK INDEX NO. 06/17/2022 EF008166-2021 03:56 P OTHER INSURANCE NYSCEF DOC. NO. 16 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 06/17/2022 If there is any other valid and collectible liability insurance or bond that applies to the accident, we will pay only our share of the damages. Our share is the proportion that our limit of liability bears to the total of all applicable limits. However, any insurance we provide for a vehicle or trailer, other than a covered auto, will be excess over any other valid and collectible insurance, self-insurance, or bond. OUT-OF-STATE COVERAGE If an accident to which this Part I applies occurs in any state, territory or possession of the United States of America or any province or territory of Canada, other than the one in which a covered auto is principally garaged, and the state, province, territory or possession has: 1. a financial responsibility or similar law requiring limits of liability for bodily injury or property damage higher than the limits shown on the declarations page, this policy will provide the higher limits; or 2. a compulsory insurance or similar law requiring a non-resident to maintain insur- ance whenever the non-resident uses an auto in that state, province, territory or possession, this policy will provide the greater of: a. the required minimum amounts and types of coverage; or b. the limits of liability under this policy. PART II(A)—PERSONAL INJURY PROTECTION COVERAGE MANDATORY PERSONAL INJURY PROTECTION ENDORSEMENT (New York) The Company agrees with the named insured, as follows: Section I Mandatory Personal Injury Protection The company will pay first-party benefits to reimburse for basic economic loss sus- tained by an eligible injured person on account of personal injuries caused by an ac- cident arising out of the use or operation of a motor vehicle or a motorcycle during the policy period and within the United States of America, its territories or possessions, or Canada. First-party Benefits First-party benefits, other than death benefits, are payments equal to basic economic loss, reduced by the following: (a) 20 percent of the eligible injured person’s loss of earnings from work to the extent that an eligible injured person’s basic economic loss consists of such loss of earn- ings; 8 14 of 62 FILED: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK INDEX NO. 06/17/2022 EF008166-2021 03:56 P (b) amounts NYSCEF DOC.recovered NO. 16 or recoverable on account of personal RECEIVED injury to NYSCEF: an eligible 06/17/2022 injured person under State or Federal laws providing social security disability or workers’ compensation benefits, or disability benefits under article 9 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law; (c) the amount of any applicable deductible, provided that such deductible shall apply to each accident, but only to the total of first-party benefits otherwise payable to the named insured and any relative as a result of that accident. Basic Economic Loss Basic economic loss shall consist of medical expense, work loss, other expense and, when death occurs, a death benefit as herein provided. Except for such death benefit, basic economic loss shall not include any loss sustained on account of death. Basic economic loss of each eligible injured person on account of any single accident shall not exceed $50,000, except that any death benefit hereunder shall be in addition thereto. Medical Expense Medical expense shall consist of necessary expenses for: (a) medical, hospital (including services rendered in compliance with article 41 of the Public Health Law, whether or not such services are rendered directly by a hospi- tal), surgical, nursing, dental, ambulance, X-ray, prescription drug and prosthetic services; (b) psychiatric, physical and occupational therapy and rehabilitation; (c) any nonmedical remedial care and treatment rendered in accordance with a reli- gious method of healing recognized by the laws of New York; and (d) any other professional health services. These medical expenses will not be subject to a time limitation, provided that, within one year after the date of the accident, it is ascertainable that further medical ex- penses may be sustained as a result of the injury. Payments hereunder for necessary medical expenses shall be subject to the limitations and requirements of section 5108 and Regulation 83 of the New York Insurance Law. Work Loss Work loss shall consist of the sum of the following losses and expenses, up to a maxi- mum payment of $2,000 per month for a maximum period of three years from the date of the accident: (a) loss of earnings from work which the eligible injured person would have performed had such person not been injured, except that an employee who is entitled to re- ceive monetary payments, pursuant to statute or contract with the employer, or who receives voluntary monetary benefits paid for by the employer, by reason of such employee’s inability to work because of personal injury arising out of the use or operation of a motor vehicle or a motorcycle, shall not be entitled to receive first-party benefits for loss of earnings from work to the extent that such monetary 9 15 of 62 FILED: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK INDEX NO. 06/17/2022 EF008166-2021 03:56 P NYSCEFpayments DOC. orNO. benefits 16 from the employer doRECEIVED not result inNYSCEF: the employee suffering 06/17/2022 a reduction in income or a reduction in such employee’s level of future benefits arising from a subsequent illness or injury; and (b) reasonable and necessary expenses sustained by the eligible injured person in obtaining services in lieu of those which such person would have performed for income. Other Expenses Other expenses shall consist of all reasonable and necessary expenses, other than medical expense and work loss, up to $25 per day for a period of one year from the date of the accident causing injury. Death Benefit Upon the death of any eligible injured person, caused by an accident to which this cover- age applies, the company will pay to the estate of such person a death benefit of $2,000. Eligible Injured Person Subject to the exclusions and conditions set forth below, an eligible injured person is: (a) the named insured and any relative who sustains personal injury arising out of the use or operation of any motor vehicle; (b) the named insured and any relative who sustains personal injury arising out of the use or operation of any motorcycle, while not occupying a motorcycle; (c) any other person who sustains personal injury arising out of the use or operation of the insured motor vehicle in the State of New York while not occupying another motor vehicle; or (d) any New York State resident who sustains personal injury arising out of the use or operation of the insured motor vehicle outside of New York while not occupying another motor vehicle. Exclusions This coverage does not apply to personal injury sustained by: (a) the named insured while occupying, or while a pedestrian through being struck by, any motor vehicle owned by the named insured with respect to which the coverage required by the New York Comprehensive Motor Vehicle Insurance Reparations Act is not in effect; (b) any relative while occupying, or while a pedestrian through being struck by, any motor vehicle owned by the relative with respect to which the coverage required by the New York Comprehensive Motor Vehicle Insurance Reparations Act is not in effect; (c) the named insured or relative while occupying, or while a pedestrian through being struck by, a motor vehicle in New York State, other than the insured motor vehicle, with respect to which the coverage required by the New York Comprehensive 10 16 of 62 FILED: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK INDEX NO. 06/17/2022 EF008166-2021 03:56 P NYSCEFMotor Vehicle DOC. NO.Insurance 16 Reparations Act i