Following a four-week trial, a Suffolk Superior Court jury awarded a Dallas-based health care provider (Steward Medical Group) $16.4 million against a Quincy-based medical practice (Compass Medical) based on breach of contract and fraud. Compass Medical sued for $90 million, claiming Steward Medical Group breached a services agreement by withholding claimed payments for medical services.
A Suffolk Superior Court jury has awarded $16.4 million to Steward Medical Group, Inc. in a countersuit alleging a Quincy-based medical practice had engaged in fraud while breaching a provider and management services agreement between the parties. “This is a tremendous vindication for Steward Medical after years of litigation,” said SMG’s lead trial counsel, Howard