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In re State-Wide Ins. Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 8, 2009
68 A.D.3d 882 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)

Opinion

No. 2009-00439.

December 8, 2009.

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to permanently stay arbitration of claims for uninsured motorist benefits, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Marano, J.H.O.), dated July 25, 2008, which, after a hearing, denied the petition and directed the parties to proceed to arbitration.

Shayne, Dachs, Corker, Sauer Dachs, LLP, Mineola, N.Y. (Jonathan A. Dachs of counsel), for appellant.

Bruno, Gerbino Soriano, LLP, Melville, N.Y. (Charles W. Benton of counsel), for respondent-respondent.

Before: Prudenti, P.J., Skelos, Covello and Austin, JJ., concur.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

Contrary to the petitioner's contention, State Farm Fire Casualty Company established that it properly disclaimed coverage under its insured's insurance policy on the ground of noncooperation by demonstrating that it acted diligently in seeking to bring about its insured's cooperation, that its efforts were reasonably calculated to obtain its insured's cooperation, and that the attitude of its insured, after the cooperation of its insured was sought, was one of "willful and avowed obstruction" ( Thrasher v United States Liab. Ins. Co., 19 NY2d 159, 168; see State Farm Fire Cas. Co. v Imeri, 182 AD2d 683, 683-684). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly denied the petition and directed the parties to proceed to arbitration ( see Matter of Allstate Ins. Co. v Guillaume, 23 AD3d 379, 380).

The petitioner's remaining contentions are without merit.


Summaries of

In re State-Wide Ins. Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 8, 2009
68 A.D.3d 882 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)
Case details for

In re State-Wide Ins. Co.

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of STATE-WIDE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. CHENANA LUNA…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Dec 8, 2009

Citations

68 A.D.3d 882 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)
2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 9237
889 N.Y.S.2d 488

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