New state complaint filed
The next day, Tufano filed C091 in Westchester Supreme Court against the same four defendants named in C099: AAA, Jeffrey Davis, Adam Starowicz and Sarah Thompson.
Source ↗Frank Tufano v. American Arbitration Association et al
50058/2023 · New York State Supreme Court
ClosedDiscontinuedNew York
CourtNew York State Supreme Court
FiledFebruary 1, 2023
StatusClosed
OutcomeDiscontinued
Final dispositionWith prejudice
JurisdictionNew York
Pro seYes
Current / transferee court—
Transferred case—
Defendants
Source record
This page separates court findings, party filings, research classifications and public statements. Unknown or unresolved fields remain labelled as such.
Outcome and research status
Outcome reason: A stipulation filed March 9, 2023 withdrew pending motions and discontinued all claims against Adam Starowicz, Sarah Thompson, the American Arbitration Association and Jeffrey K. Davis, Esq. with prejudice and without costs.
Research status: Source-backed
Research notes: NYSCEF Case Status: Disposed. The stipulation is signed by Frank Tufano pro se and counsel for the defendants.
Related litigation
- Dispute group: Starowicz / arbitration / Davis litigation
Chronology events
Sequence does not by itself prove motive or causation.
State cases discontinued with prejudice
Stipulations filed March 9, 2023 discontinued Tufano's claims in C090 and C091 with prejudice.
Source ↗Later Davis lawsuit filed
Tufano later filed C094 against Jeffrey Davis in Westchester Supreme Court.
Source ↗Later Davis case dismissed
The court dismissed C094, finding no cognizable claim within its subject-matter jurisdiction and explaining that a state court could not review or vacate federal court orders; the decision expressly identified C091 as related.
Source ↗Secondary sources
Commentary from former counsel or other secondary sources is retained separately from court findings and primary-source records.
Arbitration Clauses – Are They Enforceable?February 10, 2023
Davis recounts the Starowicz/Tufano business arbitration, reproduces language from an arbitrator stating that a preliminary hearing occurred Oct. 25, 2021 and that a request to pause/stay was addressed by email around Apr. 5, 2022, and reports that Starowicz filed a motion to dismiss C090 on Jan. 9, 2023. The article later notes the state case was settled and claims voluntarily dismissed with prejudice.
Evidentiary treatment: Use for leads, chronology and quoted arbitration context only. Davis's characterizations (for example that arguments were meritless or that Tufano tried to circumvent arbitration) are not court findings unless independently corroborated.
Secondary source ↗