Brian M. Block, a partner at Mandelbaum Barrett PC, was featured in Law360 and the New Jersey Law Journal coverage of a closely watched New Jersey Supreme Court case addressing whether insurance fraud and racketeering claims tied to personal injury protection (PIP) benefits must be resolved through arbitration.
The case arises from unproven allegations by Allstate that multiple medical providers engaged in fraudulent billing practices under New Jersey’s no-fault auto insurance system. Arguing before the New Jersey Supreme Court on behalf of our medical providers clients, Brian emphasized that, although the claims were brought under the Insurance Fraud Prevention Act and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, the dispute fundamentally concerns the recovery of PIP benefits and therefore falls squarely within the arbitration mandate of the Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction Act. The case, which has far-reaching implications for medical providers and PIP insurers across New Jersey, was covered extensively by Law360 and the New Jersey Law Journal.
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