Auto Club Insurance v. New York Life Insurance

Although its obligation was only secondary, plaintiff no-fault insurance carrier paid most of the medical expenses of its insured when he was seriously injured in an automobile accident, and then brought this suit for reimbursement against defendant health insurance carrier whose coverage of the same insured was primary. However, the action is time-barred if, as the Court of Appeals held, the one-year limitation of § 3145(1) of the no-fault act 1 is applicable. Because we conclude that plaintiff’s subrogation claim is governed instead by the six-year limitation period 2 generally applicable…