UnitedHealth Group hired defamation law firm Clare Locke to combat social media posts after a plastic surgeon claimed the insurer called her mid-surgery and denied patient care. The surgeon, Elisabeth Potter, faces legal demands to retract her statements, while UnitedHealthcare maintains they previously approved the care and would never request interrupting surgery.

https://fortune.com/2025/02/10/unitedhealth-defamation-law-firm-social-media/

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