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PAUL RIZZOTTO, respondent, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, appellant.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order dated November 2, 2001, is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion, in effect, for leave to renew is denied, and the order dated August 20, 2001, is reinstated.

The Supreme Court improperly denominated the plaintiff's motion pursuant to CPLR 2221 as one for reargument. The plaintiff's motion was based on facts not offered on the prior motion (see CPLR 2221[e][2]), and is properly denominated as a motion for leave to renew. The plaintiff did not allege that the court overlooked or misapprehended matters of fact or law in determining the prior motion (see CPLR 2221[d][2]).

A motion for leave to renew must be supported by new or additional facts "not offered on the prior motion that would change the prior determination" and "shall contain reasonable justification for the failure to present such facts on the prior motion" (CPLR 2221[e][2], [3] [eff. July 20, 1999]; see Malik v. Campbell, 289 A.D.2d 540). Here, the plaintiff failed to offer such a justification. Accordingly, the plaintiff's motion should have been denied.

SMITH, J.P., O'BRIEN, KRAUSMAN and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

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RIZZOTTO v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Dec 23, 2002)