7.12.2024

Lubin & Meyer Pursues Historic Class Action Representing Hundreds of Patients in Doctor Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

Lubin & Meyer trial attorneys — having completed their most successful year obtaining chart-topping medical malpractice verdicts and settlements — are taking the lead in a class action lawsuit representing more than 200 patients of a former Boston-area rheumatologist accusing him of sexual assault.

Lubin & Meyer on cover of Best Lawyers New England 2024
Lubin & Meyer attorneys featured on the
 cover of Best Lawyers New England 2024.
Lubin & Meyer is pursuing a local case with national impact. The highly publicized case against Derrick Todd, MD, formerly of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Charles River Medical Associates, alleges improper behavior including unnecessary and invasive pelvic exams and breast exams, among other doctor patient boundary violations.

Lubin & Meyer filed a master complaint that united the various lawsuits filed against Todd. In addition to Todd, the lawsuit names three dozen defendants. And patients continue to come forward to join the class action.

Lubin & Meyer founder and well-known victim’s advocate, Attorney Andrew C. Meyer, Jr., stated, “This doctor violated his oath not to harm — to protect and act in the best interest of his patients.”

Meyer and his partner William J. Thompson are lead attorneys on the case along with partners Maria Mazur and Julie Davis and Mary Wenham of the medical staff.

Said Meyer, 

“When numerous plaintiffs come forward, it is unlikely that supervisors and leadership were unaware of this doctor’s unethical and illegal behavior.”

“We plan to expose a pattern of systemic recklessness and negligence. We aim to hold all wrongdoers accountable, secure maximum compensation for the victims and demand the necessary reforms to prevent such unthinkable acts from recurring in our health care systems. Our decades of experience in complex medical malpractice and catastrophic injury cases has uniquely prepared us for a class action of this caliber,” said Meyer. 

Patients looking to join the class action lawsuit can contact Lubin & Meyer in Boston to speak confidentially with an attorney or medical professional. See: Information for Patients of Derrick Todd, MD.

Lubin & Meyer represents individuals and families in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

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