Legal Issues: Page 73

Ga. woman wins $2.8M malpractice verdict against Coast Dental

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Georgia woman has won a $2.8 million malpractice verdict against the Coast Dental chain for work performed by one of its dentists who improperly fitted crowns and proposed unnecessary treatment.

September 2, 2014

Texas files another lawsuit against Xerox in Medicaid scandal

By Donna Domino

In the latest development in the ongoing Texas Medicaid scandal, the state Health and Human Services Commission has filed a second lawsuit against Xerox, claiming the company is refusing to turn over patient records.

August 28, 2014

Ala. company fined $83K for not sending COBRA dental coverage notice

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An appeals court has upheld an $83,000 fine against a Birmingham, AL, bookstore for failing to send an employee a notice about her Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) dental coverage.

August 25, 2014

Mich. dental office employee embezzles $150K

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An employee at a Michigan dental office has admitted to stealing more than $150,000 from a Grand Rapids practice.

August 7, 2014

NC teeth-whitening case goes to Supreme Court

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on October 14 in a North Carolina teeth-whitening case.

August 4, 2014

Neb. dentist charged with stealing gold from VA

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A 57-year-old Nebraska dentist has pleaded not guilty to stealing nearly $17,000 worth of gold from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Omaha.

July 30, 2014

Scams played on dentists: Part 1

By Dr. Michael W. Davis

In a new three-part series, Dr. Michael W. Davis details some of the ways dentists and dental offices are vulnerable to scams. This first part will introduce the series and discuss embezzlement and scams that are played on vulnerable employee dentists.

July 29, 2014

Pa. parents charged with neglecting child's teeth

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The parents of a 6-year-old girl in Pennsylvania face criminal charges for neglecting to get dental care for the child, who had 14 abscessed teeth and a severe infection that could have put her life at risk.

June 25, 2014

Pa. dentist's license suspended for infection-control lapses

By Rob Goszkowski

A Northumberland County dentist's license has been suspended after a joint investigation by Pennsylvania's departments of health and state revealed egregious lapses in infection-control procedures. Among other issues, the practice had not tested samples from autoclaved instruments in a year and had only one handpiece onsite.

June 23, 2014

Dentists sue Comfort Dental over forced use of company labs

By Donna Domino

Two Colorado orthodontists are suing Comfort Dental, claiming they were forced to use inferior dental labs owned by the company. The dentists, who run clinics under franchise agreements with Comfort Dental, say they were threatened and intimidated when they used higher-quality labs.

June 19, 2014

Judge dismisses Biolase lawsuit against Fotona

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A federal judge in Orange County, CA, has dismissed all claims of Biolase's lawsuit against Fotona.

June 11, 2014

ITC grants ClearCorrect's motion to stay cease-and-desist orders

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced today it had stayed the cease-and-desist orders previously issued against ClearCorrect. The issue originated from a patent infringement dispute with Align Technology.

June 3, 2014

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