JCC Med., P.C. v. American Tr. Ins. Co.

CourtAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
DecidedNovember 30, 2018
Docket2018 NYSlipOp 51764(U)
StatusPublished

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JCC Med., P.C. v. American Tr. Ins. Co., (N.Y. Ct. App. 2018).

Opinion



JCC Medical, P.C., as Assignee of Russell, Britnee, Appellant,

against

American Transit Ins. Co., Respondent.


The Rybak Firm, PLLC (Damin J. Toell of counsel), for appellant. Law Office of Daniel J. Tucker (Netanel Benchaim of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal from an order of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County (Devin P. Cohen, J.), entered January 14, 2016. The order denied plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and granted defendant's cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

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's assignor had failed to appear for duly scheduled independent medical examinations (IMEs).

Contrary to plaintiff's contention, the affirmation defendant submitted from the doctor who was to perform the scheduled IMEs of plaintiff's assignor was sufficient to establish that plaintiff's assignor had failed to appear for those IMEs (see Stephen Fogel Psychological, P.C. v Progressive Cas. Ins. Co., 35 AD3d 720 [2006]; Quality Psychological Servs., P.C. v Interboro Mut. Indem. Ins. Co., 36 Misc 3d 146[A], 2012 NY Slip Op 51628[U] [App Term, 2d Dept, 2d, 11th & 13th Jud Dists 2012]). Plaintiff's remaining contention with respect to this defense is not properly before this court, as this argument is being raised for the first time on appeal (see Joe v Upper Room Ministries, Inc., 88 AD3d 963 [2011]; Gulf Ins. Co. v Kanen, 13 AD3d 579 [2004]), and we decline to consider it.

Accordingly, the order is affirmed.

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


ENTER:
Paul Kenny
Chief Clerk
Decision Date: November 30, 2018

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Gulf Insurance v. Kanen
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Stephen Fogel Psychological, P.C. v. Progressive Casualty Insurance
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Joe v. Upper Room Ministries, Inc.
88 A.D.3d 963 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2011)

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