Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder v. Allstate Ins. Co.

This appeal raises the issue of whether an insurer is entitled to full reimbursement, without deducting attorneys’ fees, of basic reparations benefits paid to an insured under no-fault motor vehicle insurance when the insured has settled his claim against third parties.

The parties have stipulated to the following facts; Practice Book §3134: The defendant paid basic reparations benefits to six of its insureds, all of whom are clients of the plaintiff law firm, for medical expenses and lost wages pursuant to the No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act. General Statutes §§ 38-319 through 38-351. On…