November 30, 2018

JCC Med., P.C. v American Tr. Ins. Co. (2018 NY Slip Op 51764(U))

Headnote

The court considered the appeal from an order of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County, which denied the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and granted the defendant's cross motion for summary judgment. The main issue decided was whether the plaintiff's assignor had failed to appear for scheduled independent medical examinations (IMEs) as required by the insurance company. The court held that the affirmation submitted by the doctor who was to perform the scheduled IMEs was sufficient to establish that the plaintiff's assignor had indeed failed to appear for those IMEs. The court also declined to consider the plaintiff's remaining contention with respect to this defense, as the argument was being raised for the first time on appeal. Therefore, the order denying the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and granting the defendant's cross motion for summary judgment was affirmed.

Reported in New York Official Reports at JCC Med., P.C. v American Tr. Ins. Co. (2018 NY Slip Op 51764(U))

JCC Med., P.C. v American Tr. Ins. Co. (2018 NY Slip Op 51764(U)) [*1]

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

2018 NY Slip Op 51764(U)

Decided on November 30, 2018

Appellate Term, Second Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This opinion is uncorrected and will not be published in the printed Official Reports.

Decided on November 30, 2018

SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE TERM, SECOND DEPARTMENT, 2d, 11th and 13th JUDICIAL DISTRICTS

PRESENT: : MICHAEL L. PESCE, P.J., THOMAS P. ALIOTTA, DAVID ELLIOT, JJ
2016-712 K C

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