Insurance & Casualty Litigation
Spotting and Successfully Defending Claims Against Malingerers
- May 4, 2016
- By Allen & Gooch
Patients who malinger, or exaggerate illness, can be a problem for health and claims management professionals. Malingering is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) as the intentional production of false or grossly exaggerated physical or psychological symptoms, motivated by external incentives such as avoiding work or military duty; […]