( October 29, 2026, 3:35 PM EDT) -- LYNCHBURG, Va. — A Virginia federal judge granted defendants’ motions to dismiss in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and False Claims Act (FCA) suit filed by whistleblower physicians against the University of Virginia Health System and related entities (collectively, UVA) and individuals claiming that the defendants demanded that physicians increase the cost of medical procedures through fraudulent billing, finding that the RICO claims against UVA were dismissed because of sovereign immunity and that those against the remaining defendants were dismissed for failure to state a claim....