Judge Adopts Recommendation To Enter Default Judgment Against Clinic Operator

Mealey's (January 24, 2019, 1:12 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on Jan. 22 adopted a magistrate judge’s Dec. 18 recommendation to grant a motion for default judgment filed by the Government Employees Insurance Co. (GEICO) and its subsidiaries against the operator of two clinics that allegedly submitted $2.6 million in false claims to her insurer and order her to pay $4 million damages for fraud, unjust enrichment and violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (Government Employees Insurance Co., et al. v. Azu Ajudua, M.D., No. 15-cv-5199, E.D. N.Y., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10301)....