Kimba Medical Supply v. Allstate Insurance Company of New Jersey, A-1443-11T2; Appellate Division; opinion by Sabatino, J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication July 5, 2013. Before Judges Parrillo, Sabatino and Fasciale. On appeal from the Law Division, Camden County, L-4482-11, and Chancery Division, Ocean County, C-138-11. [Sat below: Judge Orlando in Camden and Judge Peterson in Ocean.] DDS No. 23-2-0535 [45 pp.]
These two companion appeals arise out of cases involving contested automobile personal injury protection (PIP) benefits and raise a common jurisdictional question. The question concerns whether the trial court, under the New Jersey Alternative Procedure for Dispute Resolution Act (APDRA) and associated PIP regulations cross-referencing that statute, has the authority to remand unresolved factual questions to a dispute resolution professional (DRP) after that court has vacated or modified a DRP's decision.
