personal injury protection (PIP) News

High Court: E-Scooter Rider Hit by Car Not Eligible for No-Fault PIP Benefits

A man injured when he was hit by a car while he was operating a low speed Segway electric scooter is not entitled to personal injury protection (PIP) benefits under New Jersey’s no-fault auto insurance law, the state’s Supreme Court …

Auto Insurer’s $10M Fraud Claims Against Doctors Are Subject to Arbitration, Court Rules

A federal appeals court has sided with three chiropractors in ruling that claims under New Jersey’s personal injury protection statute concerning insurance fraud are subject to arbitration. GEICO has lost its bid to pursue litigation alleging fraud against the chiropractors. …

New Jersey High Court to Hear E-Scooter Rider’s Bid for No-Fault Auto Benefits

David Goyco says he was like a bicyclist when he was injured while riding his low-speed electric scooter and hit by a car. Thus, he contends, he is entitled to personal injury protection (PIP) benefits from his auto insurer, Progressive …

Massachusetts Physical Therapy Clinic Owner Sentenced for $7M Auto Insurance Fraud

The owner of a Massachusetts physical therapy clinic who defrauded 24 auto insurers by submitting largely bogus treatment claims was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison and ordered to pay $7,383,756 in restitution. Gyulnara Bayryshova, the 57-year-old owner of …

State Farm Alleges $2.6M Auto Insurance Fraud by New Jersey Chiropractors, Doctors

Insurer State Farm is fighting what it says is a fraudulent medical scheme that has been exploiting New Jersey’s personal injury protection (PIP) benefits law since 2014. The insurer is seeking to recover $2.6 million in what it claims are …

Miami Attorney Charged with Insurance Fraud in $1.5M PIP Scheme

An attorney in Miami has been arrested for alleged involvement in a personal injury protection (PIP) fraud scheme that accounted for nearly $1.5 million in financial loss, according to Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and the Department of Financial …

Delaware Warns Insurers About Circumventing PIP Subrogation Claims

The Delaware Department of Insurance is reminding auto insurers that broad release language in settlement agreements which technically preclude a personal injury protection (PIP) carrier from pursuing its subrogation claim is unenforceable pursuant to the 21 Del. C. § 2118(g) …