New York's highest court of appeals has held that no-fault insurers cannot deny no-fault benefits where they unilaterally determine that a provider has committed misconduct based upon alleged fraudulent conduct. The Court held that this authority belongs solely to state regulators, specifically New York's Board of Regents, which oversees professional licensing and discipline. This follows a similar recent ruling in Florida reported in this publication.
Katrinka van der Merwe, DC
Dr. Katrinka van der Merwe, founder and CEO of The Spero Clinic in Fayetteville, Ark., grew up as the daughter of a successful chiropractor outside of Johannesburg, South Africa. She immigrated to the United States of America in 1994 at the age of 20, and received her Doctor of Chiropractic degree at Parker College of Chiropractic. Upon graduation, she set out to study post graduate techniques and courses that would allow her to treat chronically and acutely ill patients without any hope. Dr. Katinka has lectured extensively around the world and is the author of Taming the Beast: A Guide to Conquering Fibromyalgia and Putting Out the Fire: New Hope for CRPS; and a co-author of the best-selling, recently published Wakeup: Miracles of Healing From Around the World.