An insurance company’s reliance on a peer review’s recommendation to deny claims does not protect the insurer from liability for attorney fees if the peer review is found to be invalid, the state Superior Court has ruled.
The court ruled May 2 to overturn a trial court’s decision not to award attorney fees to a health care provider after Travelers Personal Insurance Co. denied claims for treatment based on a peer review the court found to be invalid.
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