Spine surgeon Greg Khounganian, MD, said a lawsuit from rideshare company Uber is an “unwarranted” attempt to bully physicians, My News LA reported July 24.
Uber’s lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles federal court, accuses two law firms and the surgeon of inflating personal injury claims to get higher settlements, the report said. The lawsuit alleges Dr. Khounganian participated in a scheme involving bogus injuries and unnecessary or overpriced surgeries. Uber alleged the scheme was linked to minor accidents.
Dr. Khounganian said in a statement that the lawsuit is a “completely baseless and unwarranted … political hit piece” and was Uber’s attempt to “bully doctors and their patients,” the report said. He said the fraud allegations “[are] not only categorically false — it’s potentially defamatory. Uber’s desperate attempt to cast doctors as villains is nothing more than a smokescreen to pivot attention away from its own mounting political losses and increasing regulatory oversight.”
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