County Line Pharmacy v Geico Ins. Co. (2018 NY Slip Op 50573(U))

The relevant facts of the case were that County Line Pharmacy was seeking to recover first-party no-fault benefits from GEICO Insurance Company for prescription drugs provided to Earline Vaughns on December 1, 2010 and December 30, 2010. GEICO Insurance Company filed a cross motion seeking summary judgment to dismiss that part of the complaint, arguing that there was a lack of medical necessity for the prescription drugs at issue. The main issue decided was whether there was a medical necessity for the prescription drugs provided to Vaughns on the specified dates. The holding of the case was that the court reversed the order and granted the branches of defendant's cross motion seeking summary judgment dismissing the part of the complaint that sought to recover for prescription drugs provided to Vaughns on December 1, 2010 and December 30, 2010, as plaintiff failed to rebut defendant's prima facie showing of lack of medical necessity.