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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Brown

Montana clinic files for bankruptcy following $6 million judgment over false asbestos claims

AP2011

A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination has filed for bankruptcy protection after a judge ordered it to pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages for submitting false medical claims.

The federal bankruptcy filing, submitted Tuesday, will allow the Center for Asbestos Related Disease clinic in the small town of Libby to continue operating while it appeals last month's judgment, said clinic director Tracy McNew.

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