New state complaint filed
Tufano filed C090 against Adam Starowicz in Westchester Supreme Court.
Source ↗Frank Tufano v. Adam Starowicz
50710/2022 · New York State Supreme Court
ClosedDiscontinuedNew York
CourtNew York State Supreme Court
FiledDecember 20, 2022
StatusClosed
OutcomeDiscontinued
Final dispositionWith prejudice
JurisdictionNew York
Pro seYes
Current / transferee court—
Transferred case—
Defendants
Source record
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Outcome and research status
Outcome reason: A stipulation filed March 9, 2023 discontinued all of Frank Tufano's claims against Adam Starowicz with prejudice and without costs.
Research status: Source-backed
Research notes: NYSCEF Case Status: Disposed. The stipulation bears Frank Tufano's pro se signature.
Related litigation
- Dispute group: Starowicz / arbitration / Davis litigation
Chronology events
Sequence does not by itself prove motive or causation.
Motion to dismiss state case
Davis reports that Starowicz filed a motion to dismiss C090 on Jan. 9, 2023, arguing that the dispute belonged in the pending arbitration.
Source ↗Federal complaint filed
Two days after the reported motion to dismiss C090, Tufano filed C099 in S.D.N.Y. against the American Arbitration Association, Jeffrey K. Davis, Adam Starowicz and Sarah Thompson.
Source ↗State cases discontinued with prejudice
Stipulations filed March 9, 2023 discontinued Tufano's claims in C090 and C091 with prejudice.
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 ↗