Giant Used Cars A/S, Inc. v. Baptiste

OPINION OF THE COURT

Arthur W. Lonschein, J.

This motion for an order vacating an arbitration award and petition is dismissed. The alternate arbitration mechanism set forth in section 198-b of the General Business Law and the *1014regulations promulgated thereunder, 13 NYCRR part 300, establish a compulsory arbitration process for Lemon Law disputes. These regulations contain procedural safeguards, and therefore comport with due process. (See, Lyeth v Chrysler Corp., 929 F2d 891.) The governing regulations provide that the administrator, appointed by the Attorney-General, assign an arbitrator, and…