Ivanov v. Farmers Insurance

*424DE MUNIZ, C. J.

This case involves Oregon’s Personal Injury Protection (PIP) statutes, ORS 742.518 to 742.540. Plaintiffs initiated this case by filing what they initially styled as a class action against defendant insurance companies (Farmers), seeking payment of PIP-related medical expenses that Farmers had denied. Plaintiffs also sought a declaratory judgment holding that “Farmers may not deny [PIP] benefits to its insureds solely on the basis of generalized criteria not specific to claimants’ injuries,” and that “Farmers may not deny [PIP] benefits to [its] insureds * * * unless [the]…