NO SHOWS AT IME – MAILING OF NOTICES

NO SHOWS AT IME – MAILING OF NOTICES

Gl Acupuncture, P.C. v Maya Assur. Co.2016 NY Slip Op 50310(U), http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_50310.htm.

Another case where the insurer fails to prove mailing of the IME notices.  The Court said:

Plaintiff correctly argues on appeal that the affidavit submitted by defendant in suuport of its motion did not sufficiently set forth a standard office practice or procedure that would ensure that the letters scheduling independent medical examinations (IMEs) had been properly addressed and mailed (see St. Vincent’s Hosp. of Richmond v Government Empls. Ins. Co., 50 AD3d 1123 [2008]). As a result, defendant failed to demonstrate that the IMEs had been properly scheduled and, thus, that plaintiff’s assignor had failed to appear at duly scheduled IMEs (see Stephen Fogel Psychological, P.C. v Progressive Cas. Ins. Co., 35 AD3d 720, 722 [2006]; see also Delta Diagnostic Radiology, P.C. v Maya Assur. Co., 47 Misc 3d 151[A], 2015 NY Slip Op 50786[U] [App Term, 2d Dept, 2d, 11th & 13th Jud Dists 2015]). Consequently, defendant is not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the complaint. 

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