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STUART RUDNICK, INC. v. JEWELERS PROT. SERVS., LTD.

194 A.D.2d 317 (1993)

598 N.Y.S.2d 235

Stuart Rudnick, Inc., Respondent, v. Jewelers Protection Services, Ltd., Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

June 3, 1993

When a party has entered into a contract absolving it from its own negligence, public policy requires that it may still be held liable for damages caused by its gross negligence (Hanover Ins. Co. v D & W Cent. Sta. Alarm Co., 164 A.D.2d 112). However, the Court of Appeals has held that, in this particular context, in order for conduct to rise to the level of "gross negligence" it must be "conduct that evinces a reckless disregard...

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