[refulgentis]

Honestly no piece of this makes any sense, from the thinking this is illegal somehow, to the lawyer jumping to sue because a doctor underbilled (judges would tired of this very quickly, court isn't an automated process to use to threaten people after youve made a mistake)

Checked with a doctor and they said the same and couldn't puzzle out a benign misunderstanding that was right - they pointed out that even if you meant the lawyer sued if the insurance company refused to pay, the economics would be all fucky on the splitting, because now the lawyer does have to go to court, no automated easy money, much less millions.

[dataviz1000]

There was a discrepancy in medical coding. The lawyer was looking for something very specific in the medical charts.

I searched for "how long does a doctor have to bill you in florida" and the a top result was this gem, "A doctor in Fort Lauderdale I saw in 2020 contacted me to tell me that there was a /"billing error/" 3 years ago that they now want paid. What can I do?" That sounds about right.

I don't know the specific details about the lawyer was doing.