Moscarillo v. Professional Risk Management Services, Inc.

Appellant, Frank M. Moscarillo, M.D., a psychiatrist, and his patient, Evelyn Toni Mulder, were sued in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia by Mulder’s employer, William M. Mercer, Inc. (“Mercer”), and its parent company, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (“Marsh & McLennan”), for fraud and conspiring to defraud. Mercer and Marsh & McLennan claimed that appellant had, in connivance with Mulder, misdiagnosed Mulder as suffering from “Major Depression” so that she could wrongfully collect short-term disability benefits. Because appellant was sued for fraud and not…