In the recent matter of St. Johns Hospital v. State Farm (Nassau County Index #: 11997/08), which we defended on behalf of State Farm, Judge Chaikin found that the State Farm’s insured’s vehicle was not involved in the underlying motor vehicle accident. I think this case represents a good blue print for what a defense attorney should do to successfully defendant this type of a case.
As a footnote, a special thanks goes to Claim’s Representative Clifford Koeppel for tracking down State Farm’s insured, Tabitha McDaniel. He was able to find her when neither our investigator nor I could locate her. Without his invaluable assistance, this victory would not have not been possible.
