I have an observation here that I want to share with those who read this – which I think consists of me, myself and I. The decisions in the realm of no-fault have been getting quite redundant. We used to always wait for the next big pronouncement from an appellate court, or even an observation from a lower court. Now, we just look to see when the next breaking or shattering of the status quo will occur.
With the above introduction in mind, now to the cases.
A.M. Med., P.C. v State Farm Mut. Ins. Co.
2008 NY Slip Op 28487 (App. Term 2d Dept. 2008)
Failure to properly caption – you better reject that paper within 2-days or you have waived the
Plaintiff argues that the absence of a caption setting forth the name of the court, the venue [*2]and the index number in the 90-day demand rendered it a nullity, as it was not in compliance with CPLR 2101 (c). However, the demand set forth the name of the case, including the name of the assignor, as well as the date of the loss. Consequently, in our opinion, the omissions were merely defects in form to which plaintiff’s counsel could have objected by returning the demand to defendant within two days of its receipt, specifying the nature of the defect (CPLR 2101 [f]). Plaintiff’s failure to do so waived any objection to the defect (see Deygoo v Eastern Abstract Corp., 204 AD2d 596 [1994]). right to challenge that defect.
Psychmetrics Med., P.C. v Travelers Ins. Co.
2008 NYSlipOp 52466(U)(App. Term 2d Dept. 2008)
This is another notice to admit case. Nothing special, right? Well, this is the first citing of Art of Healing Medicine, P.C. v Traveler’s Home & Mar. Ins. Co., ___ AD3d ___, 2008 NY Slip Op 07846 [2d Dept 2008], the Appellate Division’s affirmance of the Dan Medical “business record foundation” cases in order to establish a prima facie case…. Exciting, right?
My last words of the day…
I love the commentary from the Appellate Term on CPLR 2101. Realistically, how many law practices can realistically reject a non-captioned filing within two days of receipt? A better question – how many law practices can reject a “hidden” affidavit that is not captioned within a properly captioned motion within two days of its receipt? I know I cannot – and my practice pales in comparison to that of the larger firms out there – e.g., Baker, Sanders (among others)…
And then there is Art of Healing – vindication to those who have pushed through Dan Medical and its progeny…
