Key Takeaway
Court denies preliminary injunction in NY no-fault insurance case where insurer failed to prove likelihood of success and irreparable harm in coverage dispute.
American Commerce Ins. Co. v Francois, 2015 NY Slip Op 01594 (2d Dept. 2015)
Okay Oleg and Damin. Good job. Are you happy? You (Oleg) claim that I never praise you when you win, so here you go.
“The plaintiff sought to temporarily restrain and preliminarily enjoin all no-fault actions arising from a car accident in which its insured allegedly was a driver. The plaintiff failed to establish a likelihood of success on the merits of its cause of action (see Matter of Advanced Digital Sec. Solutions, Inc. v Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd., 53 AD3d 612; Matter of Related Props., Inc. v Town Bd. of Town/Vil. of Harrison, 22 AD3d 587, 590; Blueberries Gourmet v Aris Realty Corp., 255 AD2d 348, 349-350), failed to demonstrate that it would suffer any imminent and nonspeculative harm in the absence of the requested injunctive relief (see County of Suffolk v Givens, 106 AD3d 943; Golden v Steam Heat, 216 AD2d 440, 442), and failed to demonstrate that any injuries it would suffer would not be compensable by money damages (see Rowland v Dushin, 82 AD3d 738; EdCia Corp. v McCormack, 44 AD3d 991, 994; Matter of Gandolfo v White, 224 AD2d 526, 528). The plaintiff also failed to establish that the equities balance in its favor (see McLaughlin, Piven, Vogel v Nolan & Co., 114 AD2d 165, 174). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly denied those branches of the plaintiff’s motion which sought a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction.”
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