Salafia v. Hanover Insurance

Summary judgment was entered for defendant Hanover Insurance Company (“Hanover”) in two consolidated cases brought by plaintiff Frank E. Salafia (“Salafia”) to recover Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) benefits for chiropractic services he provided. Salafia appealed.

The parties stipulated to the relevant facts. Salafia and an associate provided chiropractic services to two patients, Maribel Hernandez (“Hernandez”) and Peter Ventura (“Ventura”), who were injured in a motor vehicle accident on November 13, 2002 while riding as passengers in a vehicle insured by Hanover. Hernandez and Ventura…