Opinion
2008-373 N C.
Decided February 13, 2009
Appeal from an order of the District Court of Nassau County, Third District (Robert H. Spergel, J.), entered January 9, 2008. The order, insofar as appealed from, granted defendant's cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Order, insofar as appealed from, affirmed without costs.
PRESENT: RUDOLPH, P.J., TANENBAUM and LaCAVA, JJ.
In this action by a provider to recover assigned first-party no-fault benefits, plaintiff moved for summary judgment and defendant cross-moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that plaintiff's assignor had failed to appear for independent medical examinations (IMEs). In support of its cross motion, defendant submitted, inter alia, an affidavit of an employee of Independent Physical Exam Referrals, Inc. (IPER), the company which scheduled the IMEs. The District Court granted defendant's cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. On appeal, plaintiff argues only that defendant's cross motion for summary judgment should have been denied because the affidavit executed by IPER's employee was insufficient to establish that defendant's request and follow-up request for an IME were mailed to plaintiff's assignor.
Contrary to plaintiff's contentions, the affidavit submitted by defendant was sufficient to establish that defendant's requests and follow-up requests for IMEs were mailed to plaintiff's assignor ( see Chi Acupuncture, P.C. v Kemper Auto Home Insurance Co. , 14 Misc 3d 141[A], 2007 NY Slip Op 50352[U] [App Term, 9th 10th Jud Dists 2007]). Accordingly, the order, insofar as appealed from, is affirmed.
Rudolph, P.J., Tanenbaum and LaCava, JJ., concur.