Psychological v. Government Employees Insurance

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Devine, J.), entered April 29, 2011 in Albany County, which, among other things, granted defendant’s motion to change venue from Albany County to Nassau County.

After plaintiff commenced this action in Albany County in October 2010, defendant filed an answer, which contained 26 affirmative defenses but did not include a demand for a change of venue. Upon substitution of counsel, defendant filed an amended answer to the complaint {see CPLR 3025 [a]) and, with it, included a notice demanding that venue of the action be *1547changed to Nassau County. In…