Judge:  GEICO Sufficiently Alleges Fraud Claims Against Anesthesiologists

Mealey's (October 30, 2019, 12:49 PM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey on Oct. 28 denied motions to dismiss filed by three anesthesiologists accused by the Government Employees Insurance Co. (GEICO) and its subsidiaries of submitting $5.2 million in false bills for medically unnecessary procedures for patients involved in automobile accidents, holding that the company’s allegations satisfy the requirements for Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) (Government Employees Insurance Co., et al. v. Ningning He, et al., No. 19cv9465, D. N.J., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 187047)....