The motion court providently exercised its discretion in accepting defendant's excuse of law office failure where the excuse was reasonably detailed and credible (B & H Fla. Notes LLC v Ashkenazi, 172 A.D.3d 433, 434 [1st Dept 2019]). As for a meritorious defense, the motion court properly determined that the insured's lack of cooperation had not been established as a matter of law to preclude defendant from asserting it as an improper basis for denial of coverage...
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