Colodny Fass Defeats Statewide Class Action By Exposing Fraudulent PIP Insurance Claims
Apr 16, 2014
Florida’s personal injury protection automobile insurance system has long been controversial, rife with fraud and subject to legislative attempts to rein it in. Colodny, Fass credited with helping expose PIP fraud.
The Fort Lauderdale firm, representing United Automobile Insurance Co., defeated a putative statewide class action brought by chiropractors by successfully establishing their filings were fraudulent and claims meritless. A Miami-Dade circuit judge denied class certification in August and admonished the chiropractors and their lawyers for failing to obtain evidence to support their claims.