Legal Opinion
Matter of Allstate Ins. Co. v. Labunska
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 21, 2015No. 2015-02785PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to vacate an arbitration award, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Rouse, J.), dated January 29, 2015, which denied the petition and confirmed the arbitration award.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Where, as here, review of a compulsory arbitration award is sought, “decisional law imposes closer judicial scrutiny of the arbitrator’s determination” than would be warranted when reviewing an award made after a consensual arbitration (Matter of Motor Veh. Acc. Indem. Corp. v Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 89…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1996
- In Re the Arbitration Between Furstenberg & Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. City of YonkersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
3Cited by1 opinion
- Allstate Insurance Co. v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017