Davekos v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

Plaintiff Michael Davekos (“Davekos”), a chiropractor, commenced this suit against defendant Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty”) to recover G.L.c. 90, §34M Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) payments for medical treatment he provided to an individual insured by Liberty, and G.L.c. 93A, §11 damages for Liberty’s alleged unfair and deceptive practices in refusing to make PIP payments in compliance with statutory mandates. After a jury-waived trial, judgment was entered for Liberty.

It was undisputed that Davekos rendered chiropractic services to Renee DiThomas (“DiThomas”), who…