Gulf Underwriters Insurance v. Verizon Communications, Inc.

*710Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Herman Cahn, J.), entered November 30, 2005, which granted defendant’s motion to compel arbitration and stay the instant proceedings for 60 days, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and defendant’s motion denied.

After settling two intellectual property claims with its primary carrier, nonparty American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company, Verizon sought excess coverage from plaintiff, which disclaimed and commenced the instant proceeding for a declaratory judgment of noncoverage. Verizon moved to compel arbitration pursuant to…