In a historic medical malpractice case against a men’s health clinic, a man from New Mexico was granted $412 million.
Holding healthcare providers accountable for putting profits ahead of patient care is crucial, since the case revealed dishonest tactics and harmful treatments.
In a landmark ruling, a jury in New Mexico gave a 66-year-old man $412 million in a medical malpractice case that exposed deceptive and damaging practices by NuMale Medical Center, a men’s health clinic with locations throughout several states.
The ruling was praised by lawyers as the biggest malpractice settlement in American history.
The plaintiff allegedly received a false diagnosis and had invasive erectile dysfunction injections at the Albuquerque clinic in 2017 after seeking therapy for exhaustion and weight loss.
The 2020 lawsuit claimed that these treatments resulted in irreparable harm. The clinic’s operations were characterized by the plaintiff’s legal team as a “corporate scheme” intended to deceive susceptible patients and increase revenue.
“This case is a wake-up call,” lawyer Lori Bencoe stated. “Licensed practitioners should never violate their patients’ confidence in order to make money. Accountability for grave violations of duty is guaranteed by the verdict.
Evidence from the trial indicated that clinic staff used scare techniques to compel patients into getting numerous injections. Attorney Nick Rowley stated, “This was a fraudulent scheme to con men out of millions.”
Declaring their dedication to patient safety and compliance, NuMale Medical Center intends to file an appeal. But according to the plaintiff’s lawyers, the jury’s verdict makes a clear statement: “Medical providers cannot prioritize profits over patients’ well-being without facing consequences.”
This historic case highlights the value of moral behavior in the medical field and shielding patients from deceptive tactics.
