Thrash v. Atlanta Metro Leasing, Inc.

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The appellants were injured in a collision while riding in a taxicab owned by Checker Taxi Cab Company. Checker was a member company of the appellee, a self-insurance group holding a certificate of self-insurance issued by the Department of Public Safety. The appellee paid the appellants’ claims for basic personal injury protection, or no-fault, benefits arising out of the accident but rejected their demand for optional PIP benefits, prompting them to file the present action to recover such benefits, along with a bad faith penalty, punitive damages, and attorney fees.

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