Montana Pain Doctor Settles 3 Malpractice Lawsuits
Dr. David Healow, a Billings, Montana physician who treated patients with chronic pain, recently settled three medical malpractice lawsuits against him. The lawsuits alleged that the doctor negligently prescribed potentially lethal doses of pain medication to at least two of his patients. In addition, he stands accused of failing to properly treat a patient who developed an infection from the surgically implanted medication pump in his abdomen. Healow operated the pain control clinic until it closed in 2006. The settlement amounts were undisclosed as a result of confidentiality agreements in effect.
