Matter of Bobak (AIG Claims Servs., Inc.)
2010 NY Slip Op 03719 [72 AD3d 1651]
April 30, 2010
Appellate Division, Fourth Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, June 9, 2010


In the Matter of the Arbitration between Adam Bobak, Respondent, and AIG Claims Services, Inc., et al., Appellants. (Appeal No. 2.)

[*1] Goldberg Segalla LLP, Buffalo (Paul D. McCormick of counsel), for respondents-appellants.

The Cosgrove Law Firm, Buffalo (Edward C. Cosgrove of counsel), for petitioner-respondent.

Appeal from a judgment (denominated order and judgment) of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Joseph G. Makowski, J.), entered December 22, 2008 in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75. The judgment confirmed the arbitration award.

It is hereby ordered that the case is held, the decision is reserved and the matter is remitted to Supreme Court, Erie County, for further proceedings in accordance with the same memorandum as in Matter of New Hampshire Ins. Co. (Bobak) (72 AD3d 1647 [2010]).

All concur except Martoche, J.P., and Green, J., who dissent and vote to affirm in the same dissenting memorandum as in Matter of New Hampshire Ins. Co. (Bobak) (72 AD3d 1647, 1650-1651 [2010]). Present—Martoche, J.P., Smith, Peradotto, Green and Pine, JJ.