April 26, 2019

Pravel, Inc. v American Ind. Ins. Co. (2019 NY Slip Op 50644(U))

Headnote

The court considered the denial of the defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (8) on the grounds that the Civil Court lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant. The main issue was whether the Civil Court had personal jurisdiction over the defendant in an action to recover assigned first-party no-fault benefits. The court held 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 decision was based on the precedent set in Pavlova v American Ind. Ins. Co. and the cases of Matter of Government Empls. Ins. Co. v Basedow and Matter of Eagle Ins. Co. v Gutierrez-Guzman. The appellate judges Pesce, Weston, and Aliotta concurred with the decision to reverse the order and grant the defendant's motion.

Reported in New York Official Reports at Pravel, Inc. v American Ind. Ins. Co. (2019 NY Slip Op 50644(U))

Pravel, Inc. v American Ind. Ins. Co. (2019 NY Slip Op 50644(U)) [*1]

Pravel, Inc. v American Ind. Ins. Co.

2019 NY Slip Op 50644(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This opinion is uncorrected and will not be published in the printed Official Reports.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
2017-1868 K C

Pravel, Inc., as Assignee of Ortiz, Eric, 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 (Louis L. Nock, J.), entered August 15, 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
Decision Date: April 26, 2019