Maria Oca M.D. P.C. v. Allstate Insurance

OPINION OF THE COURT

Katherine A. Levine, J.

The decision/order on this motion is as follows:

This case was submitted, after oral argument, solely on the issue of whether the Civil Court of the City of New York obtains personal jurisdiction over a defendant who is served in Long Island when the record is bereft as to whether Allstate is a resident of New York City. The issue arises as part of defendant Allstate’s motion to vacate a default judgment. Allstate contends that it should have been served at its Brooklyn office since it transacts business in the City of New York and that since it was…