Construction zone in Manhattan, New York (Credit: Ryland West/ALM)

As Danny DeVito famously said in “The Rainmaker”: “Great Benefit’s like a bad slot machine, never pays off.” The real-life insurance companies that the fictional Great Benefit Life Insurance Company is based on are going a step further: They are now weaponizing the court system itself to go after lawyers and doctors who help workers, accusing them of fraud in Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) suits.

When denial and delays fail, they pivot to a new strategy: weaponizing unfounded fraud claims against the most vulnerable.


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