SUMA v. AMERICAN FAMILY INS. CO.

No. A15-0843.

878 N.W.2d 21 (2016)

STAND UP MULTIPOSITIONAL ADVANTAGE MRI, P.A., Respondent, v. AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE COMPANY, a Wisconsin corporation, Appellant, Michael Schultz, et al., Respondents, Ilya Knyazev, et al., Respondents, Thomas Bennerotte, et al., Respondents, Jed Benjamin Iverson, Respondent, Gabriel Johnson, Respondent, Michael Fay, et al., Respondents, Brad Ratgen, et al., Respondents, Landon Barakow, Respondent, Lebertha Porter, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

April 25, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall D.B. Tigue , Randall Tigue Law Office, P.A., Golden Valley, MN, for respondent Stand Up Multipositional Advantage MRI, P.A.

Matthew D. Lutz , Eden Prairie, MN, for appellant.

Michael Schultz, Sommerer & Schultz, Minneapolis, MN, attorney pro se and for Teri Baker.

Ilya Knyazev, Instant Legal Assistance, L.L.C., Minneapolis, MN, attorney pro se and for Vincent Tillotson and Leila Said.

Thomas Bennerotte, Bennerotte & Associates, P.A., Eagan, MN, attorney pro se and for Tiffani Mazzie.

Jed Benjamin Iverson, Law Office of Jed Benjamin Iverson, St. Paul, MN, attorney pro se.

Gabriel Johnson, Thibodeau Johnson & Feriancek, PLLP, Duluth, MN, attorney pro se.

Michael Fay, Minneapolis, MN, attorney pro se and for Yusuf Osman.

Brad Ratgen, Ratgen Personal Injury Law Firm, St. Paul, MN, attorney pro se and for Prisly Arredondo Cerna.

Landon Barakow, St. Paul, MN, pro se respondent.

Lebertha Porter, Minneapolis, MN, pro se respondent.

Jennifer E. Olson , TSR Injury Law, Bloomington, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota Association for Justice.

Michael J. Weber , Weber & Nelson Law Office, PLLC, Minneapolis, MN, for amici curiae Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Minnesota Chiropractic Association, Minnesota Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, Twin Cities Orthopedics, Minnesota Medical Group Management Association.

Considered and decided by WORKE, Presiding Judge; JOHNSON, Judge; and HOOTEN, Judge.


OPINION

This appeal presents the question whether an assignment of a no-fault insurance claim to a medical provider is valid and enforceable if the applicable insurance policy states that assignments are forbidden. Applying the caselaw concerning anti-assignment provisions in insurance policies and the plain language of...

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