TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – An insurance company is seeking more than $900,000 in reimbursement from a New Jersey chiropractic professional corporation over allegations it submitted fraudulent insurance charges.
Government Employees Insurance Co., GEICO Indemnity Co., GEICO General Insurance Co. and GEICO Casualty Co. filed a complaint on Sept. 19 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against Alan Epstein DC and Epstein Chiropractic PC alleging violation of the New Jersey Insurance Fraud and Prevention Act and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiffs allege that the defendants wrongfully obtained more than $900,000 from them because of "thousands of fraudulent no-fault insurance charges ... relating to medically unnecessary, illusory, and otherwise unreimbursable health care services, including initial examinations, follow-up examinations, chiropractic and physical therapy services."
The plaintiffs hold Epstein DC and Epstein Chiropractic PC responsible because the defendants allegedly do not have the right to be compensated for the fraudulent services billed to them through Epstein Chiropractic.
The plaintiffs request a trial by jury and seek judgment against defendants for damages of more than $900,000, together with treble damages, costs, attorneys’ fees, interest and further relief as the court deems just and proper. They are represented by John Robertelli, Gene Y. Kang, Michael Vanunu, Barry Levy and Max Gershenoff of Rivkin Radler LLP in Hackensack, New Jersey.
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey case number 3:18-cv-14027