Posts Tagged 'opioid epidemic'

Jury Holds Insurance Company Responsible for Patient’s Opioid Addiction

health net insurance sued after delays in treatment lead woman to opioid addictionA Los Angeles County jury awarded both punitive and compensatory damages to a woman who sued her insurance provider alleging that delays in its approval of her care led to her becoming addicted to opioids.

The patient had been made to wait for months on end for a surgical procedure to correct a condition that put her in constant and intense ...

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When Does Prescribing Turn into Dealing?

Supreme Court hears arguments on doctors convicted of drug dealingA case in front of the United States Supreme Court is currently exploring a difficult question. The issue at hand stems from the prior convictions of two medical doctors for narcotics violations when they were found to have been using their medical licenses to deal in opioids and other strong painkillers.

Xiulu Ruan and Shakeel Kahn had been found by lower juries to have been ...

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