Mejia v. American Casualty Co.

The plaintiffs, Melissa Mejia and Niurka Santana, appeal from a Superior Court judge’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, American Casualty Company (American). Mejia and Santana, who were injured in an automobile accident, each submitted and were reimbursed for the'first $2,000 of their medical bills by American under the compulsory personal injury protection (PIP) benefits section of a standard Massachusetts automobile policy issued by American *462to Mejia’s mother. Thereafter, Mejia and Santana submitted additional medical bills to American for payment under the optional…