Utica Mut. Ins. Co. v. Abeille Gen. Ins. Co.

Full title: UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. ABEILLE GENERAL…

Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department

Date published: Apr 30, 2021

2021 N.Y. Slip Op. 2647 (N.Y. App. Div. 2021)

Opinion

353 CA 20-00730

04-30-2021

UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. ABEILLE GENERAL INSURANCE CO., NOW KNOWN AS 21ST CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., ET AL., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

FELT EVANS, LLP, CLINTON (KENNETH L. BOBROW OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT. NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP, NEW YORK CITY (JOHN F. FINNEGAN OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS. O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP, NEW YORK CITY (ANTON METLITSKY OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT CENTURY INDEMNITY COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TO CCI INSURANCE COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TO INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA.

WHALEN, P.J., SMITH, CURRAN, WINSLOW, AND DEJOSEPH, JJ.

PRESENT:

FELT EVANS, LLP, CLINTON (KENNETH L. BOBROW OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT.

NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP, NEW YORK CITY (JOHN F. FINNEGAN OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP, NEW YORK CITY (ANTON METLITSKY OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT CENTURY INDEMNITY COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TO CCI INSURANCE COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TO INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Oneida County (Patrick F. MacRae, J.), entered April 21, 2020. The order denied in part the motion of plaintiff seeking to compel disclosure.

Now, upon reading and filing the stipulation of discontinuance signed by the attorneys for the parties on February 17, 2021,

It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs upon stipulation.

Entered: April 30, 2021

Mark W. Bennett

Clerk of the Court