Anne M. Dalena (Of Counsel-Madison, NJ) obtained summary judgment in the Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division, Essex County, on behalf of a property owner client. The plaintiff in this personal injury action, a tenant in an apartment building owned by our client, allegedly slipped and fell on ice in the parking lot, sustaining a trimalleolar ankle fracture. After the plaintiff amended the complaint to add the snow removal contractor, Anne tendered the property owner’s defense to the contractor pursuant to the parties’ agreement requiring the contractor to defend, indemnify, and name the property owner as an additional insured. When the contractor failed to respond to the tender despite repeated follow-ups, Anne moved for summary judgment on the property owner’s crossclaims seeking defense, indemnification, and reimbursement of attorneys’ fees and costs. The Court granted Wilson Elser’s motion in full, holding that the contractor was contractually obligated to defend and indemnify the property owner and to reimburse our client for defense fees and costs incurred from the date of tender.