Majority Vacates, Remands No Coverage Ruling In Suit Over False Medicaid Claims

Mealey's (May 28, 2020, 11:40 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A majority of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 26 vacated a lower federal court’s finding that an excess insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its insureds against an underlying lawsuit seeking recovery for the government's alleged injuries for false claims for Medicaid reimbursements (Affinity Living Group, LLC, et al. v. StarStone Specialty Insurance Company, No. 18-2376, 4th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 16686)....