Law Firm Accused of Taking Yacht Trip for Pharmacy Referrals (1)

Sept. 25, 2020, 9:24 PM UTCUpdated: Sept. 25, 2020, 9:49 PM UTC

A Massachusetts law firm accepted thousands of dollars from a pharmacy for a yacht outing, a holiday luncheon, and other social events in exchange for making 800 patient referrals, the state’s attorney general alleged.

Keches Law Group, a personal injury firm that employs 40-50 attorneys in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, received $90,000 in payments, plus perks, for its referrals to Injured Workers Pharmacy, a mail-order pharmacy in Andover, Mass., according to the complaint filed in Massachusetts Superior Court, Suffolk County.

Each month, the pharmacy allegedly paid Keches $4,000 for referring at least 40 patients, according to Attorney General ...

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