Allstate Files $2.1 Million Suit against DMEs

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — Allstate Insurance is looking to recover $2.1 million against 37 New York area defendants in a lawsuit alleging DME companies and wholesalers submitted fraudulent and misleading bills. The complaint specifically cites 11 DME companies owned by nine individuals, and 11 DME wholesale companies owned by six individuals.

The suit is the second brought by the company in as many weeks; Allstate filed a $4.7 million insurance fraud suit in New York about two weeks ago.