Albany -- A major legal victory for Phoebe Putney Hospital, as the Georgia Supreme Court brings to an end nearly two years of class action lawsuits. The Supreme Court refused to review an appeal, essentially closing lawsuits contending that Phoebe overcharged uninsured patients. Phoebe Putney Hospital was one of more than 50 not for profit hospitals targeted by Mississippi lawyer Richard Scruggs in May 2004, for overcharging uninsured patients. Tuesday, the Georgia Supreme Court refused to review a petition to move those lawsuits to state court. Those cases had already been dismissed in federal and state courts, so this decision ends the legal fight. Phoebe President and CEO Joel Wernick said, "We obviously feel vindicated. All 3,800 of the folks who provide care at Phoebe Putney are pleased to hear this." Wernick said the lawsuits were filed by attorneys targeting millions of dollars not for profit hospitals have in reserves....