Sunny’s husband Hostin Emmanuel appears in the lawsuit: everything we know

Sunny Gastinhusband Emmanuel “Manny” Hostinmade headlines after he was named in an insurance fraud lawsuit.

According to legal documents reviewed Us Weekly On January 7, 2025, Emanuel is one of nearly 200 defendants included in a lawsuit has been filed with the Eastern District Court of New York.

The New York-based orthopedic surgeon is accused of federal insurance fraud and “taking kickbacks by performing surgeries and … billing a company that insured taxis and Uber and Lyft drivers,” according to reports Daily Mail.

Emanuel’s attorney, on behalf of his client, denied all allegations.

Sunny also defended her husband and argued that the plaintiff, American Transit, an insurance group that primarily works with carpool drivers, “has a history of filing frivolous claims.”

Continue reading to learn about the current case:

Who is Dr. Emmanuel “Manny” Hostin?

Emanuel is an orthopedic surgeon from New York with nearly 29 years of experience. He graduated from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1996 and is the owner of Hostin Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, a practice the surgeon founded in Manhattan in 2006.

Married to Sunny since 1998, the couple has a son Gabrielstudent at Harvard University and a daughter Paloma, student at Cornell University.

What is Dr. Emanuel Hostin accused of?

According to the lawsuit, reviewed usEmanuel is accused of allegedly and “knowingly” providing “fraudulent medical and other medical services, including arthroscopic surgery, to covered individuals through Hostin Orthopaedics.” The surgeon is also accused of fraudulently billing American Transit for expenses.

Emanuel allegedly committed the fraud “in exchange for kickbacks and/or other compensation that was disguised as dividends or other cash payments.” He denies the allegations.

What did Dr. Emmanuel Hostin say about the lawsuit?

Emanuel filed the charges through his lawyer, Daniel John Thwaiteswho told Daily Mail that his client “denies all allegations.”

Thwaites added that the lawsuit is a “general, disparate, meritless lawsuit by an insurance company that is almost bankrupt.”

“This is designed to intimidate and harass doctors from charging American Transit policyholders and their passengers,” Thwaites continued. “American Transit rushed to court without ever having examined Dr. Hostin or raising any concerns with his attorneys. The real story here is how an insurance company is abusing the legal system to limit and restrict health care benefits to its insureds and their passengers and to write off their due liabilities.”

What did Sunny Hostin say about the lawsuit?

In a statement to Entertainment WeeklySani dropped a “frivolous civil suit” against her husband and about 200 other doctors.

“In an attempt to poison the well of public opinion because they have no substantiated allegations against my husband, American Transit has instead used my celebrity status to launch a disgusting media smear campaign against my husband, including me and our children,” she said. she said. “They plastered the tabloids with photos of our family.

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American Transit is harassing me and my family in a frantic attempt to avoid paying our bills. Our family will not be intimidated or disturbed. We remain defiant.”

Hostine confirmed that she had saved it Mark Geragos as her attorney and “notified American Transit and will file a $5 million counterclaim for their defamation claims, an amount that is likely to increase as the reputational damage intentionally caused by American Transit is difficult to assess at this time.”

“Furthermore, we demand that they retract these false allegations, pay my husband what he is owed, and issue a public apology,” Sani continued. “Insurance companies like American Transit are making an already broken health care system nearly impossible for Americans to navigate and get good health care by using nefarious tactics like doctor harassment. Let me explain where I come from, American Transit will receive a PhD from FAFO University.”