Michigan Appeals Court Says Distress Claims Against Doctors Should Have Been Dismissed

A state appeals court Jan. 29 derailed claims in three consolidated lawsuits based on allegations that a physician falsely diagnosed several minor patients with epilepsy/seizure disorder for the purpose of increasing his billings (Lucas v. Awaad, Mich. Ct. App., 292785, 1/29/13).

The Michigan Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Judge Kurtis T. Wilder, said the trial court erred by denying summary disposition to the defendants, Dr. Yassar Awaad and his professional group and colleagues, on the plaintiffs’ claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud, silent fraud, and for violations of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act ...