MATTER OF VULLO v. PARK INS. CO.

Index No. 452877/17. Appeal No. 13914-13915N. Case No. 2020-03868. 2021-00335.

194 A.D.3d 627 (2021)

144 N.Y.S.3d 358

2021 NY Slip Op 03293

In the Matter Maria T. Vullo, Superintendent of Financial Services of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Park Insurance Company, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided May 25, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, New York ( Ernst H. Rosenberger of counsel), for appellant.

Letitia James , Attorney General, New York ( Eric Del Pozo of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Renwick, J.P., Webber, González, Scarpulla, JJ.


Respondent's speculative allegations of the court's potential financial interest in this matter provided no basis for mandatory disqualification pursuant to Judiciary Law § 14 or vacatur of the order granting the liquidation petition. Absent a mandatory basis for recusal/disqualification and vacatur, the court, which, in an abundance of caution, properly exercised its discretion to recuse itself from further proceedings based on the appearance of a conflict of interest...

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