Allstate Insurance v. Painter

WETTICK, A.J.,

Kevin E. Painter has filed claims with his insurance carrier for payment of fees for treatment provided by a chiropractor. Mr. Painter contends that these claims cover treatment for an injury that arose out of an automobile accident.

Allstate Insurance Company (which insured Mr. Painter) has filed a petition to compel a physical examination under the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (75 Pa.C.S. §1701 et seq.). Section 1796(a) of that act permits a court to order a person to submit to a physical examination by a physician for good cause shown.

A petition for a physical…