In a published opinion, the Appellate Division rejected an attempt by defendant medical providers to compel arbitration in an insurance fraud case.

The Appellate Division issued its opinion Wednesday in Allstate v. Carteret Comprehensive Medical Care, filed by Allstate Insurance and five related companies against more than 30 defendants for insurance fraud. Allstate alleged that between 2008 and 2022, the defendant medical providers obtained more than $1.7 million in personal injury protection benefits from the insurer in more than 800 fraudulent and misleading claims, according to the opinion.