Magistrate Judge Refuses To Disqualify Insurer’s Law Firm In Fraud Suit

Mealey's (February 14, 2020, 11:31 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A federal magistrate judge in New York in Feb. 12 refused to disqualify attorneys and a law firm representing an insurer that is accusing a compounding pharmacy and its pharmacists of submitting claims for medically unnecessary medications, finding that there is not enough evidence to show that the attorneys and firm participated in the claims verification process (State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., et al. v. 21st Century Pharmacy Inc., et al., No. 17 Civ. 5845, E.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24646)....