Village Med. Supply, Inc. v Travelers Prop. Cas. Ins. Co., 2018 NY Slip Op 51311(U)(App. Term 1sr Dept, 2018)
“Defendant-insurer established its prima facie entitlement to summary judgment dismissing the underlying first-party no-fault claims as premature, since the record conclusively establishes that plaintiff failed to respond to timely requests for verification (see St. Vincent Med. Care, P.C. v. Country Wide Ins. Co., 80 AD3d 599, 600 [2011]). No triable issue was raised by plaintiff’s claim that defendant had no “good reason” (11 NYCRR 65-3.2[c]) for its verification request for a manufacturer’s invoice documenting the cost of the supplies provided to the assignor (see New Way Med. Supply Corp. v State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 56 Misc 3d 132[A], 2017 NY Slip Op 50925[U] [App Term 2d, 11th and 13th Jud Dists 2017]; see also 12 NYCRR 442.2[a]).”
So while this was a win for the insurance carrier, 3.2(c) now serves as a basis to defeat a verification request. My study of this area of law has shown fleeting citations of 3.2(c), but now it is clearly in vogue.
