SZ Med., P.C. v Allstate Ins. Co., 2018 NY Slip Op 50497(U)(App. Term 2d Dept. 2018)
“Plaintiff has not demonstrated that the Civil Court’s denial of plaintiff’s request for an adjournment was an abuse of discretion (see Nieves v Tomonska, 306 AD2d 332 [2003]). Plaintiff did not show why it could not have been prepared to proceed on the day set for the trial of the then 11-year-old case, or why it had not attempted to obtain an adjournment in advance, or any other extenuating circumstances. Plaintiff also did not explain why it had waited seven months to move to vacate its default. ”
This in line with the defense cases where a carrier needs to present an excuse why their doctor cannot appear for trial and they cannot be ready.
