Alleviation Medical Services, P.C. v. Allstate Insurance Co.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with $25 costs.

In this action by a provider to recover assigned first-party no-fault benefits, it is undisputed that defendant denied plaintiff's claim on May 10, 2011 on the ground of lack of medical necessity. In May 2014, defendant moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that the amount of available coverage had been exhausted. By order entered April 1, 2015, the Civil Court denied defendant’s motion.

At the outset, we note that, although defendant did not deny the claim on the ground that the…