Hanesh v. Lake States Mutual Insurance

Plaintiffs were involved in an automobile accident on November 1, 1978. Within one year after the accident, plaintiffs sought no-fault benefits from defendant. Defendant then evaluated this claim for over three years without denying liability. Defendant claimed that it was unable to determine whether it was the proper carrier liable for the payment of first-party benefits to plaintiffs. Plaintiffs, dissatisfied with the lack of defendant’s progress, filed this lawsuit on January 4, 1983. In its answer, defendant admitted that it was the proper carrier, but defendant then brought a motion for…