A class action trust fund in the fen-phen cases is suing a cardiologist, accusing her of being paid $3.2 million by lawyers to issue bogus test results to permit clients to collect millions more from drug makers. (Kansas City Business Journal, Sep. 18). “When considering the thousands of echocardiograms that Dr. Crouse interpreted during the period that she worked for the Hariton and Napoli firms, her practice resembled a mass production operation that would have been the envy of Henry Ford,” a district court previously wrote in halting payments from the fund. The settlement trust is seeking treble damages. (Shannon Duffy, The Legal Intelligencer, “RICO Suit Filed in Fen-Phen Dispute,” Sep. 22; see Sept. 27-29, 2002; May 30-Jun. 1, 2003; Aug. 19, 2003). Update Nov. 30: similar suit filed against second cardiologist.
“KC doctor faces fraud suit in fen-phen cases”
A class action trust fund in the fen-phen cases is suing a cardiologist, accusing her of being paid $3.2 million by lawyers to issue bogus test results to permit clients to collect millions more from drug makers. (Kansas City Business Journal, Sep. 18). “When considering the thousands of echocardiograms that Dr. Crouse interpreted during the […]
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