Mealey's ( December 20, 2024, 4:16 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — Without providing explanation, a New York state appellate court has accepted a bid for certification of a question by the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals as to an insurer’s ability to deny no-fault benefit payments to a health care provider upon finding improper payments for patient referrals in health care providers’ appeal of a district court’s ruling granting judgment for GEICO and awarding it $6,616,142.68 in damages in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) suit over purported fraudulent no-fault automobile insurance reimbursement....