October 25, 2019

Pierre J. Renelique, M.D., P.C. v American Ind. Ins. Co. (2019 NY Slip Op 51755(U))

Headnote

The relevant facts considered by the court were that Pierre J. Renelique, M.D., P.C., as assignee of Theodore, Murat, was seeking to recover assigned first-party no-fault benefits from American Independent Insurance Company. The main issue decided was whether the complaint should be dismissed pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (8). The holding of the court was that the order granting the defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint was affirmed. This decision was based on the reasons stated in a similar case, Pierre J. Renelique, M.D., P.C., as Assignee of Vernizier, Jean Willy v American Ind. Ins. Co. The order was affirmed by the Appellate Term, Second Department.

Reported in New York Official Reports at Pierre J. Renelique, M.D., P.C. v American Ind. Ins. Co. (2019 NY Slip Op 51755(U))

Pierre J. Renelique, M.D., P.C. v American Ind. Ins. Co. (2019 NY Slip Op 51755(U)) [*1]

Pierre J. Renelique, M.D., P.C. v American Ind. Ins. Co.

2019 NY Slip Op 51755(U) [65 Misc 3d 144(A)]

Decided on October 25, 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This opinion is uncorrected and will not be published in the printed Official Reports.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 October 25, 2019

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

PRESENT: : MICHAEL L. PESCE, P.J., THOMAS P. ALIOTTA, BERNICE D. SIEGAL, JJ
2018-455 K C

Pierre J. Renelique, M.D., P.C., as Assignee of Theodore, Murat, Appellant,
against
American Independent Ins. Co., Respondent.

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

Appeal from an order of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County (Robin S. Garson, J.), entered November 16, 2017. The order, insofar as appealed from as limited by the brief, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint.

ORDERED that the order, insofar as appealed from, is affirmed, with $25 costs.

In this action by a provider to recover assigned first-party no-fault benefits, plaintiff appeals, as limited by the brief, from so much of an order of the Civil Court as granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (8).

For the reasons stated in Pierre J. Renelique, M.D., P.C., as Assignee of Vernizier, Jean Willy v American Ind. Ins. Co. (___ Misc 3d ___, 2019 NY Slip Op _____ [appeal No. 2017-2405 K C], decided herewith), the order, insofar as appealed from, is affirmed.

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

ENTER:
Paul Kenny
Chief Clerk
Decision Date: October 25, 2019