June 01, 2023
A South Dakota federal judge trimmed only one of six claims and requests in a suit brought by two hospitals seeking to recover from their insurer a $10.7 million settlement reached in a dispute alleging a surgeon performed unnecessary operations. The judge added that the remaining items should be considered by a jury.
February 22, 2023
Two hospitals can't recover a $10.7 million settlement of a dispute alleging a surgeon performed unnecessary operations, their insurer told a South Dakota federal court, saying the hospitals can't prove bad faith.
November 29, 2021
An insurer does not need to cover a hospital's $10.7 million settlement of a dispute alleging a surgeon performed unnecessary operations, a South Dakota federal court said while holding that a different hospital in the same settlement can continue its coverage bid.