2nd Circuit Certifies Question To State Court In $6.6M No-Fault Payment Dispute

Mealey's ( November 14, 2024, 1:23 PM EST) -- NEW YORK —  The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals certified to the New York Court of Appeals a question regarding 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....