ENCOMPASS HEALTHCARE v. CITIZENS INS.

No. 357225.

998 N.W.2d 751 (2022)

344 Mich. App. 248

ENCOMPASS HEALTHCARE, PLLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITIZENS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided November 17, 2022, at 9:05 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vandeveer Garzia, PC (by Michelle L. R. Everett , Dearborn, and Donald C. Brownell , Troy) for defendant.

Ihrie O'Brien, Saint Clair Shores (by Harold A. Perakis ) for plaintiff.

Before: Gleicher, C.J., and Servitto and Yates, JJ.


The goals of Michigan's no-fault insurance system include promptly compensating victims of motor vehicle accidents for covered losses and reducing the need for litigation. When an insurer denies a claim, the one-year-back rule serves another goal: encouraging claimants to file suit when the evidence is fresh by limiting recovery for...

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