Fairfield Towers Condominium Ass'n v. Fishman

*253Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Lehner, J.), entered May 1, 2002, which granted petitioner’s application to stay arbitration of respondents’ claim for counsel fees and court costs incurred in a federal court proceeding brought to confirm a prior arbitration award, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the application denied, and the petition dismissed.

The collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between petitioner employer (Fairfield) and respondent labor union local provides that a party is entitled “to receive from the other party all expenses for counsel fees and…