Amendments to Michigan’s no-fault law passed by the state legislature in 2019 do not allow auto insurers to cut fees or limit hours of attendant care provided to auto accident victims who were injured before the changes took effect, the …
A Long Island, N.Y., doctor has been acquitted of participating in a $275 million scheme to defraud no-fault auto insurers. Joseph Vitoulis had been accused of acting as the straw owner of a medical clinic. He allegedly ordered phony treatments …
A federal court judge has denied a motion brought forward by some medical providers who claimed that Florida’s new no-fault auto law unfairly prevented them from making a living, on the basis it is unlikely they will prevail in court. …
Florida officials have approved an emergency rule that will allow auto insurers providing no-fault coverage to use a form informing accident victims of their benefits under the state’s revised personal injury protection law. The Florida Cabinet approved the emergency rule …
New York lawmakers want to slam the brakes on the auto insurance fraud. On Thursday, the state’s Senate passed three bills to fight auto insurance fraud. These measures will now move to the state Assembly for consideration. According to the …
Sixteen people in Brooklyn, N.Y., have been arrested for their roles in allegedly staging auto accidents to fraudulently receive insurance payouts. New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the arrests on Tuesday, March 6. He said the criminal conspiracy …
Authorities are describing the takedown of a massive auto insurance fraud ring in New York the largest of its kind involving New York’s no-fault law. The fraud scheme involved 10 licensed medical doctors, three personal injury lawyers, thousands of patients, …
Federal and local authorities in New York unveiled charges today against 36 defendants — including 10 doctors and three attorneys — allegedly involved in a systematic scheme to defraud auto insurance companies of more than $275 million under New York’s …
