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.
In a lawsuit, the EHR giant accuses Health Gorilla, et al., of posing as patient care entities to gain access to nearly 300,000 medical records, in violation of HIPAA. Health Gorilla vehemently denies the allegations.
The Wall Street Journal obtained a copy of a report from the Senate Judiciary Committee, which reviewed more than 50,000 documents sent by UnitedHealth related to its Medicare Advantage patients. The outlet published the findings of the inquiry.
According to a new wrongful death lawsuit, members of the flight crew failed to pick up on a man's stroke symptoms, resulting in significant care delays. His family is now suing for damages in excess of $50,000.
A spokesperson for the organization described such errors as “sincerely regrettable,” adding that the mistakes go against their aim “to provide the best and safest care possible for our patients.”
The U.S. Department of Justice alleges that 52-year-old Ritesh Kalra, MD, wrote 50 prescriptions a day for addictive painkillers and billed New Jersey Medicaid for patient visits that never occurred. The alleged incidents occurred between 2019 and 2025.
Four men in Michigan have been charged and are accused of $1 million in fraud, in addition to the illegal distribution of controlled substances. The defendants include two physicians, a clinic manager and a patient recruiter.
The pharmaceutical giant is accused of offering providers kickbacks to prescribe Zepbound and Mounjaro, along with other drugs. According to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, these kickbacks came in the form of “free” nursing services and reimbursement assistance.
For three days after Brian Thompson was shot and killed outside a hotel in Manhattan, prosecutors allege, Shane Daley called his family, threatening his wife and kids. Daley has been charged federally with cyberstalking and faces up to five years in prison.
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.