Medical Clinic Submitted Hundreds of False Asbestos Claims, Costing Government Millions, Jury Finds

A federal jury ruled that a Montana health clinic submitted 337 false asbestos claims, causing over $1 million in damages to the government.
The case was brought against the Center for Asbestos Related Disease (CARD) in Libby, Montana, which was declared a Superfund site.
BNSF Railway argued the clinic made false diagnoses to take advantage of provisions in the Affordable Care Act for Libby victims.
The clinic denied the allegations, saying it followed the law in diagnosing asbestos-related diseases that have caused hundreds of deaths.
The ruling could lead to penalties for fraud and impact other lawsuits against BNSF Railway by Libby residents.