Mass. Justices Hint Insurer Owes Defense In Doc's Discipline
By Julie Manganis ( April 6, 2026, 4:46 PM EDT) -- An allegation that a Massachusetts doctor prescribed addictive medications to manipulate a patient into a sexual relationship could be enough to trigger a malpractice insurer's duty to defend him in a disciplinary proceeding launched years later over other alleged misconduct, justices on the state's highest court hinted Monday....
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