Magistrate Orders GEICO To Conduct ‘Full Overhaul’ Of Responses In Fraud Case

Mealey's (January 28, 2021, 11:22 AM EST) -- BUFFALO, N.Y. — A federal magistrate judge in New York on Jan. 22 ordered Government Employees Insurance Co. (GEICO) and its affiliates to conduct a “full overhaul” of the interrogatory responses the insurer provided to two doctors and a medical practice accused of engaging in a scheme to submit fraudulent bills under the state’s no-fault insurance program, finding that the defendants should not be responsible for reviewing the insurer’s records to determine when the alleged scheme began and what claims were fraudulent....