PART SIX OF A SIX PART WEEKLY SERIES LOMIBO, LLC v. QUINCY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 2014 Mass. App. Div. 241 https://www.masscasesarchive.com/masscases.com/cases/distapp/2014/2014massappdiv241.html Case Overview In this case, the medical provider administered necessary medical treatment to a patient following an automobile accident. Despite the provider’s diligent care, the insurer, Quincy Mutual, used a one-time Independent Medical Examination (IME) to unilaterally "cut

PART FIVE OF A SIX PART WEEKLY SERIES LOMIBO LLC v. VERMONT MUTUAL INSURANCE GROUP 2018 Mass. App. Div. 79 https://www.masscasesarchive.com/masscases.com/cases/distapp/2018/2018massappdiv79.html Overview of the Victory Representing the medical provider, Attorney Matthew LaMothe secured a monumental appellate victory. In the case, Vermont Mutual Insurance reduced payment to a provider by asserting that the billed amount exceeded the “reasonable” reimbursement rate as declared

PART FOUR OF A SIX PART WEEKLY SERIES KANTOROSINSKI CHIROPRACTIC, INC. v. PLYMOUTH ROCK ASSURANCE CORPORATION 2011 Mass.App.Div. 234 https://www.masscasesarchive.com/masscases.com/cases/distapp/2011/2011massappdiv234.html Case Summary Representing the medical provider, Kantorosinski Chiropractic, Attorney Matthew LaMothe secured a pivotal victory for his client by successfully overturning a lower court's summary judgment. In this PIP dispute, Plymouth Rock initially refused t

PART THREE OF A SIX PART WEEKLY SERIES KANTOROSINSKI CHIROPRACTIC, INC. v. COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY 2012 Mass. App. Div. 231 https://www.masscasesarchive.com/masscases.com/cases/distapp/2012/2012massappdiv231.html Representing Kantorosinski Chiropractic, Attorney LaMothe successfully identified and challenged critical evidentiary errors that had initially led to a defense verdict, ultimately securing a reversal and a favorable settlement for his client. Case Overview and Le

PART TWO OF A SIX PART WEEKLY SERIES FLAX POND CHIROPRACTIC CARE v. QUINCY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY 2014 Mass. App. Div. 239 https://www.masscasesarchive.com/masscases.com/cases/distapp/2014/2014massappdiv239.html Representing the medical provider, Flax Pond Chiropractic Care, Attorney LaMothe successfully challenged a premature summary judgment ruling for the insurer, ensuring his client’s right to a fair trial and costs and fees for unpaid medical services. Case Overview T

THE FIRST OF A SIX PART WEEKLY SERIES ROBERT S. ALMEIDA, D.C. v. ENCOMPASS INSURANCE COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS 2017 Mass. App. Div. 96 https://www.masscasesarchive.com/masscases.com/cases/distapp/2017/2017massappdiv96.html Representing a Massachusetts medical provider, Attorney Matthew T. LaMothe secured a significant victory for his client by securing a ruling that permitted his client to introduce its medical records without incurring the expense of appearing personally at t

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