Judge Trims Some Of GEICO’s Claims From Fraudulent Billing Suit

Mealey's (August 17, 2017, 11:13 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts on Aug. 16 trimmed some claims from a lawsuit brought by the Government Employees Insurance Co. (GEICO) against a chiropractic firm and its owners, finding that while the insurer’s claims were timely and not barred by Massachusetts’ Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (anti-SLAPP) statute, the company’s claims for civil conspiracy, money had and received, breach of contract and intentional interference with advantageous business relationships were not sufficiently pleaded (Government Employees Insurance Co. v. Barron Chiropractic & Rehabilitation, P.C., et al., No. 16-cv-10642-ADB, D. Mass., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 130278)....