University Rehabilitation Alliance, Inc. v. Farm Bureau General Insurance

Defendant appeals by right the order granting summary disposition to plaintiff and awarding plaintiff attorney fees in this no-fault insurance case. We affirm.

This case arose when Kimberly Sterling was either pushed from or jumped out of a moving motor vehicle, hit the ground, and sustained serious brain injuries. Defendant, Sterling’s no-fault insurer, originally refused to pay plaintiffs claim for no-fault benefits because it asserted that injuries resulting from assaults are exempt from any no-fault coverage. After Sterling’s boyfriend was acquitted of assault, defendant agreed to pay the…