Rosa Aponte-Correa, Formerly Known as Rosa Aponte, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Allstate Insurance Company…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that a PIP claimant who has received benefits may bring an action for further benefits either within the first statutory period (within two years of the first uncompensated expense and within four years of the accident, whichever is earlier) or within two years of the insurer's last payment of benefits. The Court based its decision on a liberal construction of the No Fault Insurance Act’s purpose of prompt reimbursement and reconciled the two statutory provisions.