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Queensbury Pain Clinic Operators Settle Opioid Case

Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 4:44 AM

A former Queensbury physician and a nurse practitioner have agreed to pay $500,000 to settle federal civil claims over unlawful opioid prescribing. Dr. Douglas Cline and Laurie McKenna also accepted 20-year bans from holding or applying for DEA controlled-substances registrations as part of the nationwide Health Care Fraud Takedown.

A former Queensbury physician and a nurse practitioner have agreed to pay $500,000 to settle federal civil claims over unlawful opioid prescribing. Dr. Douglas Cline and Laurie McKenna also accepted 20-year bans from holding or applying for DEA controlled-substances registrations as part of the nationwide Health Care Fraud Takedown.

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