Barron v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

Philip Barron (“Barron”), a chiropractor, commenced this G.L.c. 90, §34M action to recover Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) payments for chiropractic treatment he provided to Glendaly Alvarado (“Alvarado”) for injuries she claimed to have suffered in a motor vehicle accident on February 27, 2002. Alvarado’s husband, Amirox Acosta (“Acosta”), was an insured of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty Mutual”).

After the alleged accident, Acosta filed a notice of a claim with Liberty Mutual, and Alvarado filed an application for Personal Injury Protection (“PIP’) benefits with liberty…