Allstate Insurance v. GEICO

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to vacate an arbitration award dated July 13, 2011, GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Berliner, J.), dated February 8, 2012, which granted the petition.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the petition is denied, the arbitration award is reinstated and confirmed, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Rockland County, for the entry of an appropriate judgment (see CPLR 7511 [e]; 7514 [a]).

The petitioner commenced this proceeding to vacate an…