Perspective
Feb. 24, 2011
New Wave of Class Actions Targets Health Care Industry
Patients and plaintiffs' lawyers are inciting a new wave of health care class actions. By Andrew H. Selesnick and Jason O. Cheuk of Michelman & Robinson.
In addition to dominating political debates and news headlines in recent years, health care issues have also gained increasing prominence in the courtroom, creating a new frontier in class action litigation. Dissatisfied with the costs of medical treatment - or as some have argued, persuaded by aggressive plaintiffs' lawyers - patients have been using class actions to challenge the established business practices of ho...
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