( November 30, 2023, 1:53 PM EST) -- MISSOULA, Mont. — Claims submitted under a special Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) program for Libby, Mont., asbestos-disease sufferers complied with federal law and guidance and the jury was able to conclude otherwise only because the judge ignored the statutory language, imposed a heightened standard and rejected evidence indicating that the medical company believed its claims to be legitimate, the provider tells the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a Nov. 29 opening brief....