Legal News

Stories about physicians and other healthcare professionals involved in lawsuits—as either a plaintiff or a defendantor accused of breaking the law. Various legal updates or unusual stories in the news may land here.

CVS Health announces $10.6B acquisition of Oak Street Health

CVS agrees to pay $38M to resolve insulin over-distribution allegations, DOJ says

Authorities allege the pharmacy chain gave patients more insulin than prescribed and then billed Medicare and Medicaid for the full amounts. This allegedly occurred for more than a decade. 

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Hospital pays out $4.2M to settle lawsuit involving ‘violent and uncontrollable’ patient

A psychiatric patient suffering from hallucinations injured employees at University of Iowa Health Care during a physical altercation. Clinicians restrained and sedated him successfully, but the cocktail of drugs allegedly caused his heart to stop, leading to a permanent brain injury. The case has been settled out of court.

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Newly revealed audio and video show moments leading up to the arrest of Luigi Mangione

Surveillance footage and a 911 call were shown during a preliminary hearing in which the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was present. Hearings will continue this week in a New York state court, where a judge will rule on defense motions to exclude certain evidence from trial. 

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Mayo Clinic hit with $20M verdict after patient sues for negligence

A jury awarded Linette Nelson $19.8 million after it was alleged a former Mayo Clinic surgeon botched a series of colorectal cancer surgeries, forcing the woman to undergo them a second time.

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Coalition of 36 AGs rejects Congressional push to bar states from regulating AI

The bipartisan group of attorneys general is pushing back against Congressional plans to bar states from regulating AI, machine learning and large language models.

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Radiology group sues Trinity Health for $3M, claiming hospital partner ‘significantly mismanaged’ imaging services

Advanced Imaging Specialists, Danbury, Connecticut, alleges the breach of contract occurred shortly after it started performing services for 3 New England hospitals. 

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Judge rules hospital isn’t liable for discarded brain of gene therapy patient

Children's Wisconsin admitted that it accidentally threw out the brain of a 24-year-old woman who survived a rare childhood illness as a result of a novel gene therapy. A researcher called the organ “irreplaceable.” 

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Members of Congress reintroduce bill requiring insurers to cover supplemental breast imaging

The Find It Early Act would ensure all women have access to supplemental exams, such as ultrasound and MRI, with no out-of-pocket costs.