More than a decade ago, Kristin Fritz was struggling with pain in her spine and saw a rheumatologist recommended by her doctor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The visit with Dr. Derrick Todd started normally for the 37-year-old New Hampshire woman. But as Todd progressed, he aggressively groped her breasts, she said, to the point that he...

At least 120 former patients have joined a class action lawsuit against a Boston-based physician accused of performing pelvic, breast and rectal exams on patients that were not medically necessary. The suit from Lubin & Meyer is one of several against Dr. Derrick Todd. In total, more than 125 former patients have obtained legal representation. Todd, who was a rheumatologist…

Dr. Derrick Todd is facing legal action from a growing number of former patients, with at least 120 joining a class action lawsuit.

More than 100 plaintiffs have now joined a series of lawsuits filed against a Boston-based physician accused of performing pelvic, breast and rectal exams on patients that were not medically necessary. According to The Boston Globe, four separate lawsuits have now been filed against Dr. Derrick Todd on behalf of over 100 patients. The Boston law firm of Lubin &…

A woman who says she’s a survivor of sexual assault by a Boston-based doctor who treated her has filed a civil lawsuit against him and medical institutions where he’s practiced, while a law firm said it was representing nearly three dozen other women claiming he assaulted them as well. Marianne DiTrani spoke at a news conference in Boston Tuesday...

Dr. Derrick Todd practiced as a rheumatologist at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, which reportedly launched an investigation earlier this year that resulted in a decision to terminate him, according to the hospital.

A Boston-based physician is now embroiled in legal and professional challenges, as he faces allegations that he performed pelvic and breast exams on patients that were not medically necessary, according to reporting by the Boston Globe. Dr. Derrick Todd practiced as a rheumatologist at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, which reportedly launched an investigation earlier this year that resulted in...