Legal Opinion
In Re the Arbitration Between Fresh Meadows Medical Associates & Liberty Mutual Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 1979PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
In determining the entitlement of a claimant to his attorney’s reasonable fee incident to the resolution of his claim for first-party benefits in arbitration under section 675 of the Insurance Law, the arbitrator may take into account services rendered by the attorney in substantiating the claim for that fee.
Janina Tokarz was injured in an automobile accident that occurred on December 21, 1974. At the time she was a passenger in an automobile operated by Edward Adams who was insured under a liability policy issued by Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Tokarz…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Mount St. Mary's Hospital v. CatherwoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- In re the Arbitration between Country-Wide Insurance & BarriosNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
3Cited by17 opinions
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