Legal News

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

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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.

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Radiologist sues Los Angeles County after near fatal accident

The doctor alleges the county's negligence pertaining to a crosswalk has caused serious harm to numerous individuals.  

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Allstate sues imaging centers, physicians seeking $5M from alleged insurance scam

Filed in a Texas federal court, the complaint names Prime Imaging Partners and Memorial MRI & Diagnostic among numerous defendants, with the alleged auto-injury scheme occurring from 2019-2023. 

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ACLU sues FDA over unanswered Freedom of Information Act request

The agency is accused of failing to respond to a records request related to its upcoming review of the legality of abortion pills and interstate prescribing practices. The ACLU is asking a federal judge to enforce FOIA law.

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Four providers, two data exchanges sued over high cost of medical record access in Maine

In a report, News Center Maine spoke to a personal injury attorney who said she often receives numerous copies of medical records for her clients, each with its own fee. She said she is glad someone decided to sue over the issue, which may violate state law capping patient record-sharing costs.