11th Circuit: Clinics Can Be Liable For Director’s Failure To Review Bills

Mealey's (June 24, 2016, 11:38 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — An 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on June 23 affirmed a jury’s verdict finding that three clinics can be ordered to pay Allstate Insurance Co., Allstate Indemnity Co., Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance Co. and Allstate Vehicle & Property Insurance Co. (collectively Allstate) for unjust enrichment, holding that the clinics can be found liable for violating Florida’s Health Care Clinic Act for the medical director’s failure to systematically review bills (Allstate Insurance Company, et al. v. Sara C. Vizcay, M.D., et al., No. 14-13947, 11th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 11479)....