Dawoud v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

In this consolidated appeal, 1 intervening plaintiffs Grace Transportation, Inc., and Utica Physical Therapy (collectively, the service providers) appeal the trial court’s order that granted summary disposition in favor of defendant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, and dismissed their claims on the grounds that the service providers’ claims were barred because the insureds were precluded from recovery, as their underlying claims had been dismissed for discovery violations. For the reasons provided below, we affirm.

I. BASIC FACTS

On November 28, 2012, plaintiffs Kevin Dawoud,…