Opinion
Decided June 7, 2001.
Before: Chief Judge Kaye and Judges Ciparick, Wesley and Graffeo concur. Judge Smith took no part.
Following certification of questions by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and acceptance of the questions by this Court pursuant to section 500.17 of the Rules of Practice of the New York State Court of Appeals, and after hearing argument by counsel for the parties and consideration of the briefs and the record submitted, certified questions answered in the negative.