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Brooklyn Union Gas Co. v. Century Indem. Co Supreme Court of New York, New York County May 11, 2022, Decided INDEX NO. 403087/2002 Opinion DECISION Gerald Lebovits, J.: This decision arises from the first trial in two-decades-old litigation between Brooklyn...