Hereford Insurance v. American Independent Insurance

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Cynthia S. Kern, J.), entered May 23, 2014, which granted petitioner’s motion to confirm an arbitration award in favor of petitioner and against respondent, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the petition denied, and the proceeding brought pursuant to CPLR article 75 dismissed. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

The motion court erred in concluding that it had personal jurisdiction over respondent simply because the arbitration occurred in New York and respondent never contested the arbitrator’s jurisdiction. Respondent, a…