Judge: Materiality Goes To Fact Finder In Suit Seeking Policies’ Rescission

( July 8, 2026, 8:17 AM EDT) -- WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — After previously denying summary judgment to Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America in its suit seeking to rescind a contractor’s general liability and property policies, a New York federal judge determined “that the remaining issue of materiality shall proceed to the factfinder,” finding that though Travelers failed to establish materiality at the summary judgment stage, it is not foreclosed “from proving materiality at trial.”...