Legal Opinion
Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Almeida
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 29, 1999PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding, inter alia, to stay arbitration of a claim for uninsured motorist benefits, the appeal is from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Segal, J.), dated February 18, 1999, which granted the petitioner’s motion for leave to reargue that branch of the petition which was for a temporary stay of arbitration to conduct discovery, and, upon re argument, granted that branch of the petition.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Where an insurer has ample time to seek discovery of its insured as provided for in the insurance policy, but unjustifiably fails to do so, it…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Allstate Insurance v. UrenaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Allstate Insurance v. FaulkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance v. KeeneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. DeCaroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- In re the Arbitration between Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp. & LucashAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
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3Cited by3 opinions
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