GEICO’s Suit Against Clinics, Doctors Over Billing Survives Dismissal

Mealey's (February 25, 2020, 12:28 PM EST) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey on Feb. 24 refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Government Employees Insurance Co. and three of its affiliates against three clinics and employees accused of submitting $2.7 million in fraudulent bills for no-fault personal injury protection (PIP) benefits between 2013 and 2019, finding that the insurer sufficiently alleged claims for violations of the New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prevention Act (IFPA) and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, fraud and unjust enrichment (Government Employees Insurance Co., et al. v. Adams Chiropractic Center P.C., et al., No. 19-20633, D. N.J., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30753)....