Rodgers v. Progressive Specialty Insurance Co.

OPINION

HARTEN, Judge.

An arbitrator awarded appellant Victoria J. Rodgers compensation for all her alleged medical expenses. The district court reduced the award, concluding that the Minnesota no-fault automobile insurance act requires the insurer to pay for only those medical expenses that arise from the accident and not those that arise from preexisting injuries from a prior accident. We affirm.

FACTS

In February 1991, appellant Rodgers was involved in an automobile accident. At the time of the accident, Rodgers was insured under an automobile insurance policy with Progressive Specialty…