Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
Dr. David Eisenmenger, D.C., and Injury Treatment Centers of Kansas City, LLC. vs. National Indemnity Company
Dr. David Eisenmenger, D.C., and Injury Treatment Centers of Kansas City, LLC (Providers) sued National Indemnity Company (National) for breach of contract after National declined to reimburse them for chiropractic treatment provided to patients injured in an auto accident. The Providers relied on assignments from the patients, which broadly assigned rights to insurance payments. The motion court granted judgment on the pleadings for National, finding the assignments void under Missouri law for attempting to assign personal injury claims. The appellate court affirmed, agreeing that the broad language of the assignments violated public policy against assigning personal injury claims.