Matter of Global Liberty Ins. Co. of N.Y. v. Top Q. Inc.

Matter of Global Liberty Ins. Co. of N.Y. v Top Q. Inc. (2019 NY Slip Op 06445) Matter of Global Liberty Ins. Co. of N.Y. v Top Q. Inc. 2019 NY Slip Op 06445 Decided on September 3, 2019 Appellate Division, First Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. Decided on September 3, 2019 Sweeny, J.P., Renwick, Manzanet-Daniels, Tom, Oing, JJ. 9508N 27449/18E [*1] In re Global Liberty Insurance Company of New York, Petitioner-Appellant, v Top Q. Inc., As Assignee of Zurima Cole, Respondent. Law Office of Jason Tenenbaum, P.C., Garden City (Jason Tenenbaum of counsel), for appellant. Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Julia I. Rodriguez, J.), entered August 31, 2018, which denied the petition to vacate a master arbitrator's award, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the petition granted. The master arbitrator's award was arbitrary because it irrationally ignored the controlling law that the no-fault policy issued by petitioner was void ab initio due to respondent's assignor's failure to attend duly scheduled independent medical exams (see Hereford Ins. Co. v Lida's Med. Supply, Inc., 161 AD3d 442, 443 [1st Dept 2018]; Matter of Global Liberty Ins. Co. v Professional Chiropractic Care, P.C., 139 AD3d 645, 646 [1st Dept 2016]; American Tr. Ins. Co. v Lucas, 111 AD3d 423, 424 [1st Dept 2013]). THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT. ENTERED: SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 CLERK