Doctors Suit Asserts UnumProvident Had Policy Of Denying Claims
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UnumProvident Corp. is accused in a lawsuit of denying disability claims whether they were valid or not.
The suit, filed June 28, was brought by Patrick Fergal McSharry, a doctor who once worked as a medical director for UnumProvident in Chattanooga, Tenn. He claims the company employed doctors "to provide language and conclusions supporting denial of claims."
The suit also claims that when he began writing his reports "accurately and without the foregone conclusion to deny the claim(McSharry) began to suffer retaliation," including "verbal and written write-ups and warnings. He was subjected to constant criticism and ostracism."
The suit, which claims McSharry spoke with other medical personnel about "the illegality of (Unums) practices," says McSharry was fired in January for "disruptive behavior."
