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.
According to attorneys representing a potential class action of plaintiffs, Sharp HealthCare was not forthcoming about its use of a tool for automatic note-taking. The technology allegedly captures everything said in an exam room, including sensitive details on diagnoses, and sends it to an offsite server.
Paxton says the “woke” EHR giant is intentionally making it harder for patients and families to access historical medical data, violating state law. Epic denies the allegation.
Every time an ambient AI vendor boasts about how many providers use its tool, a hungry lawyer gets a plum lead for a class-action lawsuit. And a lot of such lawyers are now on high alert for just such an opportunity to pounce.
The managed care company does not admit to doing anything wrong. The data breach constituted its use of third-party tracking technology on its website, which shared data with Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Meta and others.
A 58-year-old man in Texas is suing Baylor University Medical Center and a surgical team after a retractor was left inside his body, leaving him in severe pain for days after a tumor extraction.
Capitol Radiology in Laurel, Maryland, first filed suit against the two companies in July 2024, claiming they inked a no-bid joint venture that would push it out of business.
Ammon Bundy attempted to use bankruptcy court to wipe his slate clean. However, a federal court ruled that he still owes St. Luke’s the full amount of the 2023 defamation judgment, plus interest.
A woman in Texas alleges a U.S. Marine slipped abortion pills into her hot chocolate, resulting in the death of her fetus. She is suing the man, along with Aid Access—a nonprofit that provides nationwide access to abortion pills via telehealth.
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office requested records on Luigi Mangione from the insurer Aetna—information the defense is now moving to have suppressed. Mangione is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
A group of plaintiffs tried to use the courts to force the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to develop a patient database needed for doctors to begin issuing prescriptions. But a judge ruled the group lacked standing, as such litigation typically requires backing from the state attorney general. Medical cannabis became legal in the state back in September 2022.
The interventional cardiologist was accused of prescribing a variety of drugs to his family and friends, but then picking them up himself for his own personal use. This settlement officially resolves those allegations.
Elisabeth Potter, MD, said her clinic has been removed from the insurer’s provider networks, putting her business $5 million in debt as she faces a lawsuit over a social media video.