Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance v. American Arbitration Ass'n
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 14, 2006PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to vacate an arbitration award, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Jonas, J.), dated June 29, 2005, which denied the petition and granted the respondent’s motion to confirm the award.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law and facts, the petition is granted, the cross motion is denied, and the arbitration award is vacated.
The Supreme Court improperly denied the petition for vacatur of an arbitration award and granted the respondent’s cross motion to confirm the award. Under the close scrutiny with which…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Kemper Insurance v. Westport InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Scher v. State Farm InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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