discussed Cited as authority (quoted) United House of Prayer for All People of the Church on the Rock of the Apostolic Faith v. L.M.A. International, Ltd. further, the ex parte communications between the parties and the arbitrators violated aaa rules forbidding such direct contacts and warranted vacatur of the award

discussed Cited "see" Grendi v. LNL Construction Management Corp. Co., 74 AD2d 938 , 939: "Where a party to an arbitration proceeding becomes aware of the misconduct, or probable partiality of an arbitrator, there would appear to be no reason why the court should not exercise its equitable jurisdiction on the application of the party at any time during the proceeding, rather than require the party to wait for the award, and then move to vacate pursuant to CPLR 7511.”; accord, Rabinowitz v Olewski, 100 AD2d 539 .) In Matter of Catalyst Waste-to-Energy Corp. (City of Long Beach) ( 164 AD2d 817 , lv dismissed 76 NY2d 1017 ) we held that a request for addition…

discussed Cited "see, e.g." Johnson v. St. Barnabas Hospital The opinion of plaintiffs’ expert that a departure existed because there was an injury is not sufficient because evidence of injury alone does not mean that there was negligence on the part of respondents (see Landau v Rappaport, 306 AD2d 446, 447 [2003]; compare Sutherland v County of Nassau, 151 AD2d 468 , 469 [1989], lv dismissed 76 NY2d 1017 [1990]).

cited Cited "see, e.g." Coty Inc. v. Anchor Construction, Inc. Corp., 175 AD2d 775 [1991]; see also Matter of Catalyst Waste-to-Energy Corp. of Long Beach [City of Long Beach], 164 AD2d 817 [1990], appeal dismissed 76 NY2d 1017 [1990]).