Pioneer of the Opioid Crisis Hit with $2.274 Million Verdict
A Philadelphia jury returned a $2.274 million verdict in a civil medical malpractice case in favor of a former patient against a now-convicted physician. In Rivera v. Bado, July Term, 2014, No. 01548, the Plaintiff alleged that the Defendant recklessly over-prescribed opioids in 2011 and 2012 when the Defendant operated a “pain management” practice. The Plaintiff had been referred to