State Farm v. 1787
In State Farm v. 1787 filed in 2016, State Farm claimed that a PTP was taking place. Out of 170 patients (a) 90% of the chiropractor’s initial reports stated the patients had “fixation, spasm, tenderness, and inflammation” at six spinal levels- C1, C6, T4, T9, L1, and sacrum; (b) 100% of patients had pain in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions; (c) 92% of patients needed ongoing chiropractic treatment at exactly the C1, C4, T2, T12, L2, L5; (d) 96% of the patients were recommended gentle facet manipulation, strengthening exercises, and traction; and (e) 71% of the patients received an “at home traction device.”
In this case, the treatment of minors was interesting, despite complaining of minimal neck and low back pain, the doctor took four sets of x-rays within a four month span of time. Additionally, there was no parental consent form in the file to treat a minor child.
DISCLAIMER
This is based on a real court case that was previously filed against a medical provider/doctor. The case number has been partially redacted and names have been changed to protect the Defendants’ names. This example is posted to help educate others on the laws and potential pitfalls. This posting is not intended to embarrass or defame anyone. I have limited the information and simplified some of the facts in the lawsuit to reflect key points and make a complicated case easier to understand. This “example” is directly from a complaint filed by an insurance company, therefore, I am using the facts THEY presented. There are always two sides to a story so please understand this is just one side of the story. This information was found through records available to the public.