Legal Opinion
Alaimo v. Government Employees Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 3, 2003Published
1Opinion of the Court
Mercure, J.P.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Meddaugh, J.), entered October 11, 2002 in Sullivan County, which denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to prosecute.
Plaintiffs commenced this action to recover no-fault insurance benefits by filing of a summons with notice in July 1997. Plaintiffs served a verified complaint on defendant in September 1997; issue was joined in November 1997; and plaintiffs served a bill of particulars in March 1998. Other than an application by plaintiffs’ attorney to be relieved as counsel, which was granted in October 2001,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Salch v. ParatoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Central School District No. 1 v. Perfetto & Whalen Construction Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Central School District No. 1 v. Perfetto & Whalen Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Bage v. Wastestream, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998