3rd Circuit Vacates Order Saying GEICO Need Not Pay $2.1M In Pending Claims

Mealey's (January 11, 2018, 3:38 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 10 reversed a federal judge in New Jersey’s ruling that allowed the Government Employees Insurance Co. (GEICO) to withhold payment on $2.1 million in pending personal injury protection (PIP) claims submitted by a neurology and rehabilitation facility, holding that under the New Jersey Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction Act, the dispute is subject to arbitration (Government Employees Insurance Co. v. Tri County Neurology & Rehab LLC, No. 17-2113, 3rd Cir., 2018 U.S.  App. LEXIS 617)....