Medical Necessity--Mris: Elmont Open MRI & Diagnostic Radiology, PC a/a/O Gloria Haas V New York Cent. Mut. Fire Ins. Co (Courtside‪)‬

"The trial of this no-fault action by Elmont Open MRI against New York Central Mutual Fire Ins. Co. presents two issues for determination: (1) plaintiff's proof of its prima facie case, and (2) defendant's defense that several MRIs were not medically necessary." "The first issue had to be tried because defendant would not stipulate to plaintiff's prima facie case. Such stipulations are customary in this Court. Nevertheless, defendant was within its rights to force plaintiff to meet its burden of making out a prima facie case. However, the precise extent of that burden was necessarily shaped and framed by defendant's proof in support of an earlier summary judgment motion."