Sunny Hostin defends husband against federal insurance fraud charges, calls lawsuit ‘disgusting smear campaign’

Sunny Hostin defends husband against federal insurance fraud charges, calls lawsuit ‘disgusting smear campaign’

The view co-host Sunny Gastinstanding next to her husband Dr. Emmanuel Hostinafter he was charged with federal insurance fraud.

Sunny is rejecting American Transit Insurance Company, claiming the lawsuit is part of a deliberate effort to avoid financial responsibility in launching a smear campaign against her family.

In an exclusive statement to Page six Sunny said on Monday: “The company filed a frivolous lawsuit against my husband as a desperate attempt to avoid paying for medical and surgical procedures for people it insures who were in pain.”

The lawsuit, which is Dr. Hostin and 199 other doctors, accuses them of “knowingly providing fraudulent medical and other medical services, including arthroscopic surgeries.” Sani, who is also a lawyer, says the claims have caused significant reputational damage and vows to hold the insurance company accountable.

A $5 million counterclaim is at risk

Last week, the couple hired high-profile attorney Mark Geragos to represent Dr. Hostin. On Sunday, Geragos sent a letter to American Transit’s legal team, threatening to file a $5 million countersuit unless the case was retracted and an apology issued.

Sunny addressed the potential counterclaim, saying, “The $5 million figure is an amount that is likely to increase as the reputational damage intentionally inflicted on American Transit is difficult to quantify at this time.”

The ABC co-host also accused the insurance company of using her celebrity status to escalate the situation. “They used my platform The view to start a disgusting smear campaign in the media against my husband, which included me and our children,” she said.

Sunny it further alleges that American Transit’s actions are part of a larger pattern of unethical behavior.

“American Transit is harassing me and my family in a frantic attempt to not pay our bills. Our family will not be intimidated or disturbed. We remain defiant,” she said.

Claims of misconduct and financial problems

In her statement, Sunny accused the insurer of using “sneaky tactics” such as harassing doctors and abusing legal resources. She also mentioned other legal and financial challenges the company has faced, including a lawsuit filed by Uber Technologies against American Transit and an alleged preliminary investigation by the state of New York. Sani claimed that the company was “on the verge of bankruptcy”.

She ended her statement with a stark warning: “Let me be clear, where I’m coming from, American Transit will get a PhD from FAFO University,” using the viral acronym for f–k around and find out.

American Transit is responsible

American Transit attorney William Nathboni of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft issued a statement to *Page Six* in response to Sani and Geragos’ allegations.

“American Transit brought its lawsuit as part of its legal responsibility to combat the no-fault fraud that is rampant in New York City,” Natboni said. “The allegations of the complaint speak for themselves. With respect to any allegation by any defendant of misconduct by American Transit or its counsel, such allegation is categorically denied as without merit.”

Dr. Hostin Lawyer Daniel Thwaites previously called the lawsuit “a blanket, baseless lawsuit by an almost bankrupt insurance company.”

As the case moves forward, Sunny and her legal team are redoubling their fight to protect her husband’s reputation and counter the allegations, which they call baseless and damaging.

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