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SCHWARTZ v. PORT IMPERIAL FERRY CORP.

Index No. 157203/18. Appeal No. 14216. Case No. 2020-03298.

197 A.D.3d 1057 (2021)

151 N.Y.S.3d 870

2021 NY Slip Op 05108

Todd Schwartz, Appellant, v. Port Imperial Ferry Corp., Doing Business as NY Waterway et al., Respondents.

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

Decided September 28, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick S. Owen, PLLC, Middletown ( Patrick S. Owen of counsel), for appellant.

Kaufman Dolowich Voluck, LLP, New York ( Gino A. Zonghetti and Kenneth B. Danielsen of counsel), for respondents.

Concur—Acosta, P.J., Singh, Kennedy, Mendez, Higgitt, JJ.

The motion court providently exercised its discretion in granting defendants' motion (see generally Rodgers v 66 E. Tremont Hgts. Hous. Dev. Fund Corp., 69 A.D.3d 510 [1st Dept 2010]). Defendants demonstrated a reasonable excuse for their default, namely, that the senior legal adjuster of the third-party claims management company, who was responsible for informing the insurance broker and insurer about any actions commenced against...

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