Ontario Hospital Files Lawsuits Totalling $60 Million Over Alleged Fraud Involving Staff, Contractors
A sign outside Victoria Hospital in London, Ont., on Nov. 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins
London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has filed a civil lawsuit against former employees, claiming they defrauded the facility of tens of millions of dollars over the past 10 years.
A statement of claim filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on July 9 is seeking $50 million in damages and an additional $1.5 million in punitive damages from former executives Dipesh Patel, Derek Lall, and Nilesh Modi. The lawsuit also names director of BH Contractors Paresh Soni and construction firms BH Contractors and GBI Construction.
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