Matter of Hanover Ins. Co. v. Vasquez

Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Joan M. Kenney, J.), entered May 11, 2016, granting the petition to vacate an arbitration award, dated February 17, 2016, and directing the parties to proceed to a new arbitration, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the petition denied, and the award confirmed. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

The parties dispute whether the arbitration was voluntary or compulsory. We need not resolve the question, because the award denying respondent supplementary uninsured motorist benefits should not have been…