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.

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Lawyer: Court decision over website trackers has ‘zero impact on patient privacy’

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has opted not to appeal a federal court decision that partially repealed the agency’s ban on website trackers.

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Radiologist sues governor, claiming state’s top official violated his free speech rights

Frederick “Eric” Cubin, MD, and the Liberty Justice Center submitted the complaint on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming. 

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Planned Parenthood sues Missouri over Medicaid defunding

Despite abortions being effectively banned in the state, a law that passed in May banned Medicaid funds from going to any organization that provides abortions in any state.

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Maryland hospital settles ransomware lawsuit for $2.25M

Atlanta General Hospital does not admit wrongdoing. However, it has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by victims of a January 2023 data breach.

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Radiologist awarded $238,000 in wrongful termination case stemming from Christmas party incident

A female technologist had claimed that Dr. Kevin Daynes made a "pelvic thrust" at her during a holiday party, leading to his May 2022 firing. 

Hospital hacker extradited to U.S., facing charges for extortion and fraud

Deniss Zolotarjovs, 33, of Moscow, is allegedly a member of Karakurt, responsible for multiple U.S. hospital breaches, which included data being sold on the dark web.

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Radiologist CEO agrees to pay $9M to settle allegations of false claims, referral kickbacks

UPDATED: “Dr. Gomes and [National Interventional Radiology Partners] clearly prioritized greed above the health and well-being of their elderly patients,” an FBI agent charged. 

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Man stole brother’s ID to defraud Medicare of $56K

Christopher J. Spencer, 46, has been sentenced to six months in jail and fined for using his brother's ID and forging his signature to bill Medicare for personal care services.