Sunny Hostinhusband, Emmanuel “Manny” Hostinwas named in an insurance fraud lawsuit filed in New York City.
According to the legal documents I obtained Daily Mail And he looks at it Us Weekly On Tuesday, January 7, Emmanuel, who married The view Cohost in 1998, he is one of about 200 defendants listed in the case The lawsuit filed With the Eastern District Court of New York on December 17, 2024.
He is listed as Emanuel Huston, MD, an orthopedic surgeon based at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West hospitals in New York, according to American Healthis accused of federal insurance fraud and “obtaining kickbacks by performing surgeries and … sending bills to a company that insured taxi companies and Uber and Lyft drivers,” the New York Times reported. Daily Mail.
we I have reached out to Sunny and Emmanuel's representatives for comment.
“Hostin knowingly provided fraudulent medical and other health care services including laparoscopic surgeries,” the lawsuit states. The documents also allege that the insurer American Transit was billed “for commissions and/or other compensation that were disguised as dividends or other cash distributions.”
Emanuel addressed the allegations through his attorney Daniel John ThwaitesHe told the outlet that his client “denies all allegations.” Thwaites added that the lawsuit is “a sweeping, rambling and baseless lawsuit by an insurance company on the verge of bankruptcy.”
Thwaites further offered, “This is intended to intimidate and harass doctors from charging American insurance companies and their passengers for care. American Transit rushed to file the lawsuit without examining Dr. Huston or expressing any concerns to his attorneys. The real story here is that an insurance company By abusing the legal system to limit and restrict health care benefits for its insureds and their passengers, and to eliminate its appropriate obligations.
Emmanuel and Sunny, 56, reside in Purchase, New York, and share Two children – A son named Gabi, born in 2002, and a daughter named Paloma, born in 2006.
Sunny, a multi-platform lawyer and journalist joined The view As a full-time host in 2016, he has been vocal about various issues Her family Experienced over the years. In January 2021, she revealed that Emmanuel's parents had died of COVID-19 just weeks earlier.
“Although I have chosen a very public career, as most of you know, those who know my husband, Manny, know that he is very private. But after speaking to him, he felt that from a public health standpoint, it was very important for me,” Sunny said. “I want to share with you that we are deeply saddened that Manny lost his parents over the holidays.” The view at that time.
Sunny added that her husband's family, doctor. Mary Jesus and Dr. A. Emmanuel“They're both doctors and they were very careful” and “They didn't celebrate Thanksgiving with us because we all decided it wasn't safe.” After a lot of contact tracing, we still don't know how they contracted this virus and this disease.
According to the filing, American Transit is seeking at least $450 million in damages. company lawyer, WILLIAM NATBONEL. said Daily Mail“Faultless fraud is not a major problem in New York. American Transit filed a lawsuit as part of its legal responsibility to fight this fraud.