Legal Opinion
Comprehensive Mental Assessment & Medical Care v. Merchants & Businessmen's Mutual Ins.
Nassau County District Court
Decided May 9, 2003PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kenneth L. Gartner, J.
The plaintiff medical provider, as subrogee of an insured *135patient, commenced this action seeking payment from the patient’s no-fault insurer for treatment allegedly rendered to the patient following an automobile accident. The plaintiff now moves for an order granting a judgment on default.
As more fully set forth below, personal jurisdiction is established based upon a little noted but significant section of the Insurance Law — section 1212. By providing that service made upon the New York Superintendent of Insurance in Albany “shall be deemed to have…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Hunt v. . HuntNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Ford v. Unity HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Hargrove v. Baltic EstatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Fuller v. Tae KwonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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3Cited by2 opinions
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