Under New York law, where an insurance policy provides coverage for physical loss or damage of property caused by enumerated causes of loss or perils, the policyholder must establish that the loss was proximately caused by one of the enumerated causes of loss or perils. Often the question is what determines the proximate cause of the loss and how far back should the inquiry into the proximate cause go. In a recent motion court decision, a New York trial-level court discussed the limits of the proximate cause inquiry in a complicated case of confiscation of a leased aircraft by a foreign government.

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