Monthly Archives: July 2023
Dermatologist Agrees To Pay $6.6 Million To Settle Allegations Of Fraudulent Billing Practices
Thursday, July 13, 2023 U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Dermatologist, John Y. Chung, M.D., and his practice Skin Cancer & Cosmetic Dermatology Center, P.C. (“SCCDC”), which operates 13 dermatology clinics in southeast Tennessee and north Georgia, have agreed to pay $6.6 million to resolve allegations that they violated the… Read More »
Legislator/Doctor Sued for Medical Malpractice
A legislator who is also a doctor is being sued by the estate of a 20-year-old patient who had presented to the ER with respiratory distress. According to the lawsuit, the woman’s condition was made worse when the doctor overloaded her lungs with 4 liters of fluid and then discharged her without observation. The… Read More »
Juror Misconduct Vacates $10M Medical Malpractice Award
After a mistrial was declared midway through the trial, the judge ordered the remaining jurors to deliberate anyway. Why? This would give both parties the sense of a fair figure to work toward in a new settlement round. However, when the jury returned a verdict of $10 million on behalf of the plaintiff, the… Read More »
