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DEFENDANT DOCTOR’S FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR THE NO-FAULT EXAMINATION UNDER OATH (EUO) REQUESTED BY THE INSURER JUSTIFIED THE DENIAL OF DEFENDANT’S CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the surgeon’s failure to appear for the no-fault examination under oath (EUO) requested by the insurer voided the insurance policy:

Plaintiff sent defendant a timely request for an examination under oath (EUO) with respect to a claim for benefits in the amount of $6,106.56, for shoulder surgery performed by defendant on an individual that was a passenger in a vehicle involved in an accident, covered by a no-fault insurance policy issued by plaintiff. Defendant failed to appear and plaintiff denied all claims for benefits made by defendant.

The failure to appear for an EUO that was requested in a timely fashion by the insurer is a breach of a condition precedent to coverage and voids the policy ab initio … . The coverage defense applies to any claim and is not determined on a bill by bill basis … . The EUO was timely requested as to the second claim for benefits for the shoulder surgery, accordingly, defendant’s failure to appear at that EUO voided the policy ab initio as to all claims, and plaintiff’s cross motion for summary judgment should have been granted in its entirety. Unitrin Advantage Ins. Co. v Dowd, 2021 NY Slip Op 03012, First Dept 5-11-21

 

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