In re the Arbitration between Steinauer & New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Teresi, J.), entered March 3, 1999 in Albany County, which denied petitioner’s application pursuant to CPLR 7511 to vacate an arbitration award, and confirmed the award.

As the result of a back injury sustained in a motor vehicle accident in June 1995, petitioner was out of work until the middle of August 1995 and received no-fault insurance benefits from respondent until September 1, 1995. On September 7, 1995, petitioner reinjured his back at his place of employment and again stopped working. Claiming that the subsequent back injury was causally…