Gentlecare Ambulatory Anesthesia Servs. v. Geico Ins. Co.

• Decision Date: 01 June 2018
• Docket Number: 2015-2804 Q C
• Citation: 108 N.Y.S.3d 663 (Table),59 Misc.3d 150 (A)
• Parties: GENTLECARE AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA SERVICES; Lyonel F. Paul, M.D., as Assignee of Russell, Dalton, Appellant, v. GEICO INS. CO., Respondent.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Term

59 Misc.3d 150 (A)

108 N.Y.S.3d 663 (Table)

GENTLECARE AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA SERVICES; Lyonel F. Paul, M.D., as Assignee of Russell, Dalton, Appellant,

v.GEICO INS. CO., Respondent.

2015-2804 Q C

Supreme Court, Appellate Term, New York.

Decided on June 1, 2018

The Rybak Firm, PLLC (Damin J. Toell of counsel), for appellant.

Rivkin Radler, LLP (Cheryl F. Korman, Henry Mascia and Stuart M. Bodoff of counsel), for respondent.

PRESENT: MICHAEL L. PESCE, P.J., THOMAS P. ALIOTTA, DAVID ELLIOT, JJ.

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with $25 costs.

In this action by a provider to recover assigned first-party no-fault benefits, plaintiff appeals from an order of the Civil Court which denied plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, and granted defendant's cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that plaintiff had failed to appear for duly scheduled examinations under oath (EUOs).

Contrary to plaintiff's contention, defendant's proof was sufficient to give rise to a presumption that the EUO scheduling letters and denial of claim form had been properly mailed (see St. Vincent's Hosp. of Richmond v. Government Empls. Ins. Co. , 50 AD3d 1123 [2008] ). Contrary to plaintiff's further contention, defendant also established plaintiff's failure to appear for the scheduled EUOs (see e.g. Stephen Fogel Psychological, P.C. v. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co. , 35 AD3d 720 [2006] ; T & J Chiropractic, P.C. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. , 47 Misc 3d 130[A], 2015 NY Slip Op. 50406[U] [App Term, 2d Dept, 2d, 11th & 13th Jud Dists 2015] ). Plaintiff's remaining contentions lack merit (see Interboro Ins. Co. v. Clennon , 113 AD3d 596 [2014] ; Palafox PT, P.C. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. , 49 Misc 3d 144[A], 2015 NY Slip Op. 51653[U] [App Term, 2d Dept, 2d, 11th & 13th Jud Dists 2015]; T & J Chiropractic, P.C. , 47 Misc 3d 130[A], 2015 NY Slip Op. 50406[U] ).

Accordingly, the order is affirmed.

PESCE, P.J., ALIOTTA and ELLIOT, JJ., concur.