April 26, 2019

GL Acupuncture, P.C. v American Ind. Ins. Co. (2019 NY Slip Op 50640(U))

Headnote

The court considered an appeal from an order of the Civil Court denying the defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint in an action to recover assigned first-party no-fault benefits. The main issue decided was whether the Civil Court had personal jurisdiction over the defendant. The holding of the court was that the order denying the defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint was reversed, and the defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint was granted. The court cited previous cases in support of its decision, including Pavlova v American Ind. Ins. Co., Matter of Government Empls. Ins. Co. v Basedow, and Matter of Eagle Ins. Co. v Gutierrez-Guzman. The decision was made by Justices Pesce, Weston, and Aliotta.

Reported in New York Official Reports at GL Acupuncture, P.C. v American Ind. Ins. Co. (2019 NY Slip Op 50640(U))

GL Acupuncture, P.C. v American Ind. Ins. Co. (2019 NY Slip Op 50640(U)) [*1]

GL Acupuncture, P.C. v American Ind. Ins. Co.

2019 NY Slip Op 50640(U) [63 Misc 3d 144(A)]

Decided on April 26, 2019

Appellate Term, Second Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This opinion is uncorrected and will not be published in the printed Official Reports.

Decided on April 26, 2019

SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE TERM, SECOND DEPARTMENT, 2d, 11th and 13th JUDICIAL DISTRICTS

PRESENT: : MICHAEL L. PESCE, P.J., MICHELLE WESTON, THOMAS P. ALIOTTA, JJ
2017-1299 K C

GL Acupuncture, P.C., as Assignee of Browne, Derek, Respondent,
against
American Independent Ins. Co., Appellant.

Freiberg, Peck & Kang, LLP (Yilo J. Kang of counsel), for appellant. The Rybak Firm, PLLC (Damin J. Toell and Karina Barska of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal from an order of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County (John J. Kelley, J.), entered April 19, 2017. The order, insofar as appealed from, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (8).

ORDERED that the order, insofar as appealed from, is reversed, with $30 costs, and defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint is granted.

In this action by a provider to recover assigned first-party no-fault benefits, defendant appeals from so much of an order of the Civil Court as denied defendant’s motion which sought to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (8) on the ground that the Civil Court lacked personal jurisdiction over defendant.

For the reasons stated in Pavlova v American Ind. Ins. Co. (60 Misc 3d 128[A], 2018 NY Slip Op 50943[U] [App Term, 2d Dept, 2d, 11th & 13th Jud Dists 2018]), the order, insofar as appealed from, is reversed, and defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint is granted (see also Matter of Government Empls. Ins. Co. v Basedow, 28 AD3d 766 [2006]; Matter of Eagle Ins. Co. v Gutierrez-Guzman, 21 AD3d 489 [2005]).

PESCE, P.J., WESTON and ALIOTTA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:
Paul Kenny
Chief Clerk
April 26, 2019
Decision Date: April 26, 2019