Kevin Mulvaney (Partner-Detroit, MI) and Detroit associates Douglas D. Haraskiewicz and Matthew High successfully obtained dismissal of a first-party action on behalf of a firm insurance client. The medical-provider plaintiff filed suit in Wayne County Circuit Court, seeking to recover for services allegedly provided to a catastrophically  injured person. In their motion for summary disposition, Kevin, Doug and Matthew made three arguments: First, the plaintiff did not have standing to sue because the assignment of rights actually belonged to another company apparently owned by the plaintiff’s parent company. Second, even if the plaintiff did have an assignment, it was not properly executed by the injured person, but by her daughter. Finally, the court adopted Kevin’s argument that despite extensive discovery on the issue, Plaintiff had failed to meet its burden that the expenses associated with the medical treatment were reasonable or customary as required by law.