State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Lennartson

Dec 16, 2015

OUTCOME: The Minnesota Supreme Court decided in our favor, and held that my client was not barred from recovering no-fault benefits for medical expenses that she already recovered in a prior liability action.

My client was involved in a motor vehicle collision where she suffered serious and permanent injuries. Her no-fault car insurance company terminated her no-fault benefits that were paying for her medic ... al bills. As a result, I helped my client bring a no-fault action against her car insurance company in which my client was awarded no-fault benefits at arbitration. The insurance company brought a motion to vacate the arbitration award, arguing that my client was barred from bringing a claim for past medical expenses in a no-fault arbitration that she was previously awarded in a liability action. The case went up to the Minnesota Supreme Court where I successfully argued that the Minnesota No-Fault statute does not bar an insured from recovering no-fault benefits for medical expenses that were recovered in a prior liability action.