Posts tagged fraud

• Your Medical Info Could Be Worth $50 for Fraudulent Claimants

  David Mittleman | February 13, 2012 8:57 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Did you know that your medical information is worth $50? At least that's according to experts who say that your insurance number, part of your medical history, or your insurance number are...

• Boston Dentist Used Paperclips in Patients' Mouths for Root Canals

  David Mittleman | January 27, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A Boston area dentist recently pled guilty to defrauding Medicare for $130,000 between August 23, 2003 and June 2005. He also pled guilty to assault and battery of his patients after...

• San Francisco Man Poses as Plastic Surgeon, Flushes Liposuction Fat Down Toilet

  David Mittleman | December 27, 2011 10:00 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Unfortunately, it seems as if more and more people are succumbing to the promise of rock-bottom plastic surgery prices, but paying a huge fine in terms of their health. For example, a woman in...

• New Insurance Tactics: Intimidating Doctors that Support Plaintiffs’ Injuries

  Mark Bello | August 28, 2011 10:35 PM | 4 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Allstate Insurance Company is seeking to recover $5 million in its fourth insurance fraud lawsuit of 2011. The company said it is seeking reimbursement for personal injury protection benefits that...

• Topamax Drugmaker Agrees To Settle Case For Over $75 Million

  David Mittleman | May 01, 2010 10:13 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed in 2003 by a Michigan law firm in conjunction with the United States Department of Justice for over $75 Million. The...

• Want a Free Apple iPad? Don't Click on Facebook.

  David Mittleman | March 08, 2010 12:46 PM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  When Apple announced the release of its hot new personal computing device, the iPad, many consumers thrilled at the thought of getting their hands on one. Although the snazzy new tablet is an...

• Christ Hospital Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit That Alleges Hospital Had An Illegal Kickback Scheme

  David Mittleman | February 05, 2010 10:04 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Cincinnati Ohio—Christ Hospital will pay millions to settle a federal whistleblower lawsuit that alleges that the hospital’s acclaimed cardiac-care center ran an illegal kickback scheme....

• Small Smiles Dental Chain Settles With Justice Dept. For Medical Fraud

  David Mittleman | January 23, 2010 10:00 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  No child likes going to the dentist, but for the children who went to the Small Smiles dental clinics, the experience was even worse. FORBA Holdings LLC, the parent company of the chain, settled...

• Genesys Health System Will Pay $669,413 to Settle Fraudulent Medicare Claims

  David Mittleman | December 30, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Grand Blanc, MI--Genesys Health System will have to pay $669,413 to settle claims alleging that the healthcare provider fraudulently submitted claims to Medicare. The U.S. Justice Department...

• Top Scams Aimed at Senior Citizens

  David Mittleman | December 23, 2009 10:00 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Unfortunately, scam artists are all too aware that seniors are easy targets. In fact, according to the Federal Trade Commission, 25 million seniors were victims of fraud in 2008. Seniors are easy...