Opinion
2014-11-25
In re PANORAMA WINDOWS, LTD., Petitioner–Respondent, v. 350 EAST 55TH STREET, LLC, Respondent–Appellant.
Law Office of Ira S. Newman, Great Neck (Evan M. Goldberg of counsel), for appellant. Rachel Schulman, PLLC, Great Neck (Rachel Schulman of counsel), for respondent.
Law Office of Ira S. Newman, Great Neck (Evan M. Goldberg of counsel), for appellant. Rachel Schulman, PLLC, Great Neck (Rachel Schulman of counsel), for respondent.
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Milton A. Tingling, J.), entered February 7, 2014, confirming the arbitration award, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
The arbitrator's innocuous conversation with petitioner was not shown to have prejudiced respondent ( see Matter of Hausknecht v. Comprehensive Med. Care of N.Y., P.C., 24 A.D.3d 778, 780, 809 N.Y.S.2d 85 [2d Dept.2005] ). The award of damages for additional work pursuant to respondent's oral directives was not in manifest disregard of the law or in excess of the arbitrator's powers ( see Wien & Malkin LLP v. Helmsley–Spear, Inc., 6 N.Y.3d 471, 480–481, 813 N.Y.S.2d 691, 846 N.E.2d 1201 [2006], cert. dismissed548 U.S. 940, 127 S.Ct. 34, 165 L.Ed.2d 1012 [2006]; Matter of New York Tr. Auth. v. Transport Workers' Union of Am., Local 100, AFL–CIO, 6 N.Y.3d 332, 812 N.Y.S.2d 413, 845 N.E.2d 1243 [2005] ). GONZALEZ, P.J., MAZZARELLI, MANZANET–DANIELS, GISCHE, CLARK, JJ., concur.