9th Circuit Affirms Verdict In False Claims Suit Against Asbestos Screener

(September 25, 2024, 1:36 PM EDT) -- MISSOULA, Mont. — A trial court properly denied summary judgment on False Claims Act and statute of limitations grounds to a Libby, Mont., medical screening company and properly instructed the jury about the standard for evaluating allegations that the company submitted claims under a special Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act program for asbestos-exposed Libby residents, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel said in a Sept. 24 unpublished opinion....