( March 4, 2026, 9:45 AM EST) -- ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York justice granted a professional liability insurer’s motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit seeking a declaration that it has no duty to defend or indemnify its law firm insured against an underlying extortion lawsuit, holding that coverage is barred by the policy exclusion for intentional conduct and that the exclusion “‘language is consistent with New York’s strong public policy against insuring a party from its intentional and/or fraudulent acts, practices, or conduct’.”...