Kalvin Candler v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Michigan

*775In this action to recover personal injury protection insurance (PIP) benefits, defendant appeals the trial court's denial of its motion for summary disposition.1 In this case of first impression, we are asked to provide the proper interpretation of *668MCL 500.3173a(2), which imposes consequences for supplying false information "in support of a claim to the Michigan automobile insurance placement facility." Because plaintiff knowingly made false and material statements that were used to support a claim which was submitted to the Michigan automobile insurance placement facility (MAIPF), a…