Beach v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

In November 1988, plaintiff was involved in a one-car accident and suffered severe injuries to his face and head. Defendant, plaintiff’s no-fault insurance provider, paid $41,271.66 in no-fault benefits for plaintiff through December 1991. In 1992, the Department of Social Services referred plaintiff to a psychologist who would determine plaintiff’s eligibility for a dss program exchanging volunteer work for welfare benefits. Dr. Rosenbaum, the psychologist, concluded that residual effects from the 1988 accident were exacerbating plaintiff’s prior learning difficulties and recommended that…