Case Name: The Corcoran Group Real Estate, Appellant, v. Grace De Libero, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2012-01-17
Citations: 91 A.D.3d 499
Docket Number: 
Parties: The Corcoran Group Real Estate, Appellant, v Grace De Libero, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 91
Pages: 499–499

Head Matter:
The Corcoran Group Real Estate, Appellant, v Grace De Libero, Respondent.
[936 NYS2d 540]

Opinion:
Plaintiffs motion for renewal of its petition to confirm an arbitration award was supported by evidence, not submitted on the prior application, showing that plaintiff timely re-filed the petition under the terms of the order dismissing the original petition on technical grounds. Under the circumstances, we find that plaintiff has demonstrated a "reasonable justification for the failure to present [the new] facts on the prior motion" (CPLR 2221 [e] [3]). Accordingly, plaintiff is entitled to renewal, and, upon renewal, to confirmation of the award, defendant having failed to raise any substantive grounds for denial of that relief on the merits. Concur — Mazzarelli, J.P., Friedman, Catterson, Renwick and DeGrasse, JJ.