Shands Hospitals will pay $26 million to settle a Medicaid/Medicare fraud case accusing it of admitting patients that didn’t require hospitalization to six of its facilities. A whistleblower claim submitted in 2008 claimed that the company overbilled Medicaid and Medicare with the admissions. The Medicare/Medicaid fraud lawsuit accuses Shands of…
Families for Better Care has issued the first state-by-state nursing home report card of its kind. The non-profit resident advocacy group graded and ranked states according to several federal quality measures. Massachusetts received a “B” rating and was ranked 19 among the states. Massachusetts related-findings by the group: • Close…
The woman whose husband suffered a fatal cardiac arrest in the stands during a New England Patriots game is suing the football team, the National Football League, and others for her husband’s Massachusetts wrongful death. Kimberly Chartier claims that her husband, Jeff, went into cardiac distress after an altercation with…
A Massachusetts man and his young niece were hurt Sunday afternoon when a jet ski they were riding on in Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, blew apart. According to Marine Patrol, who responded to the incident, the man broke his pelvis and the child, 8, suffered a laceration to her head.…
Several months ago, our Boston injury lawyer blog posted a story about a recent alert put out about by the Consumer Product Safety Commission warning that single-load liquid laundry packets are toxic for kids-especially because their gel-like tiny packets tend to be soft and colorful, making them attractive to young…
With summer still in full force, we would like to remind you to be responsible when hosting get-togethers this season. Whether you’re hosting a graduation party, barbeque, or any kind of social get-together where alcohol is being served, you bare a huge responsibility to your guests and their safety. Massachusetts…
A baseball fan died last night after falling nearly 70 feet from the upper-deck at Turner Field in Atlanta. The incident involving a 30-year old Georgia man occurred around 8:55 p.m. Monday night. Investigators are unsure of why the man fell but believe that the fall was accidental. They have…
An ex- Concord-Carlisle High School student is suing the Concord-Carlisle School District and the towns of Concord and Carlisle for Massachusetts personal injury. Isabella Hankey filed a federal lawsuit claiming she was bullied for close to two years. Also named as defendants are Superintendent Diana Rigby, Assistant Principal Alan Weinstein,…
Cheryl Angelo is suing USA Triathlon in her husband’s drowning death. Richard Angelo, 53, died last summer while taking part in the event in Vermont. Now, Cheryl is seeking $1 million from the organizers of the event. According to her wrongful death complaint, Richard went into medical distress while swimming…
A Marlborough, MA commercial trucking company was ordered to pay more over $131,000 to a driver who was terminated for refusing to drive excess hours that would have violated national safety regulations. Following an in-depth investigation to the worker’s whistleblower claim, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health…