Judge Dismisses Insurer’s RICO Suit Over Billing Scheme, Denies Default Judgment

Mealey's (December 15, 2020, 12:22 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on Dec. 14 dismissed an insurer’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act lawsuit against a number of medical providers and clinics over 15 alleged fraudulent billing schemes after finding that the allegations in the complaint could not support the insurer’s request for default judgment and because the allegations lacked specificity regarding the schemes....