Eagle Surgical Supply, Inc. v Travelers Indem. Co. (2010 NY Slip Op 51775(U))

Reported in New York Official Reports at Eagle Surgical Supply, Inc. v Travelers Indem. Co. (2010 NY Slip Op 51775(U))

Appeal from an order of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County (Genine D. Edwards, J.), entered May 8, 2009. The order granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

ORDERED that the order is affirmed without costs.

In this action by a provider to recover assigned first-party no-fault benefits, defendant moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that the action was premature because plaintiff had failed to provide additional verification. In opposition to the motion, plaintiff argued, among other things, that it had responded to the requests for additional verification, and annexed its responses as an exhibit. The Civil Court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, and this appeal by plaintiff ensued.

Defendant’s moving papers established that defendant had timely requested additional verification (see St. Vincent’s Hosp. of Richmond v Government Empls. Ins. Co., 50 AD3d 1123 [2008]; Residential Holding Corp. v Scottsdale Ins. Co., 286 AD2d 679 [2001]; Delta Diagnostic Radiology, P.C. v Chubb Group of Ins., 17 Misc 3d 16 [App Term, 2d & 11th Jud Dists 2007]), and the record unequivocally demonstrates that plaintiff failed to provide all of the requested additional verification. As a result, the order granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint is affirmed (see Insurance Department Regulations [11 NYCRR] § 65-3.8 [a]; Central Suffolk Hosp. v New York Cent. Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 24 AD3d 492 [2005]; Oleg Barshay, D.C., P.C. v State Farm Ins. Co., 14 Misc 3d 74 [App Term, 2d & 11th Jud Dists 2006]).

Weston, J.P., Golia and Rios, JJ., concur. [*2]
Decision Date: October 05, 2010