An auto insurer who seeks reimbursement from a tortfeasor after paying personal injury protection benefits to its policyholder is entitled under the state No-Fault Act to arbitration of any dispute over who was at fault in the crash, the Appellate Division has ruled.
The appeals court reversed a Law Division order denying the motion of Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. to compel a self-insured trucking company to arbitrate Liberty’s demand for reimbursement of PIP benefits. The appeals court remanded the case to the Law Division for entry of an order compelling Liberty and the trucking company to arbitrate whether Liberty is entitled to the reimbursement and the amount, as well as whether the driver of the truck was a tortfeasor.
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