Allstate Insurance v. Lopez

—In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR 7503 to permanently stay arbitration of an uninsured motorist claim, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Schmidt, J.), entered November 30, 1998, which denied the petition.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court properly denied the petition to permanently stay arbitration of the respondent’s claim for uninsured motorist benefits. “Consistent with New York public policy to protect innocent victims of traffic accidents * * * personal protection insurance liability coverage underwritten in a sister…