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NEW: Sunny Hostin Breaks Her Silence On Shocking Lawsuit Against Her Husband
After years of pointing the finger at others, the tables have been turned on “The View” host Sunny Hostin and her husband, now accused by an insurance company of fraud and embezzlement in a new lawsuit.
Hostin, one of the most outspoken members on ABC’s daytime news show, is coming to the defense of her husband in the wake of a lawsuit by American Transit Insurance Co., a New York-based insurance company that indemnifies Uber, Lyft, and other taxi or rideshare companies. In a statement, Sunny accuses the insurer of filing the lawsuit against her husband, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Emmanuel “Manny” Hostin and his practice, Hostin Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, in order “to avoid paying for medical and surgical procedures for people it insured who were in pain.” She added that the allegation against her husband is baseless and said the company is known for filing frivolous lawsuits. “This company has a history of filing frivolous claims, has been investigated by New York State and has been sued by Uber Technologies,” she added.
“We have put American Transit on notice and will file a five-million-dollar counter lawsuit for their defamatory claims, an amount that is likely to increase as the reputational damage that American Transit has intentionally caused is difficult to quantify at this time,” Hostin said in a statement to Fox News, demanding American Transit “withdraw these false allegations, pay my husband what he is owed and issue a public apology.” Sources at ABC told Fox that while the issue has not been publicly discussed on-air, producers behind the scenes are well aware of the implications. “It’s been discussed internally,” said one source, “but no one is sure what to make of it.”
Legal experts who spoke with Fox say the RICO charges are designed to have a chilling effect on surgeons who treat victims injured while using rideshare services. The strategy risks entangling defendants like Sunny Hostin and her husband in years of legal proceedings, but if successful in court the Hostins could potentially see a windfall if American Transit Insurance is found to have filed a frivolous lawsuit.
