A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court decision regarding a Montana health clinic that was found to have submitted numerous false asbestos claims on behalf of patients. The clinic, located in Libby, Montana, a town where many individuals have succumbed to asbestos exposure, was determined to have filed over 300 fraudulent asbestos claims, resulting in patients receiving Medicare and other benefits they were not entitled to.
The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby sought to challenge the ruling from last year, but a three-judge panel at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the decision. The panel dismissed the clinic's argument that its actions were sanctioned by federal authorities and found that the judge's jury instructions were appropriate.
