The alleged incident is not a crime in California, which has a “shield law” in place to protect the physician from interstate extradition. However, it remains unclear what would happen if he visits a state where abortion is outlawed.

The 20 Democratic attorneys general argued 1.8 million people stand to lose their health insurance. A U.S. district court ruled that there isn’t enough evidence to issue an injunction, as the impact won’t be known until next year.

HCA Florida West Marion Hospital said it was forced to settle a malpractice lawsuit stemming from the incident, which it believes Rasmussen University is liable for. 

Ashok Panigrahy, MD, now 54, was first caught with materials depicting the sexual exploitation of minors in November 2022 and pleaded guilty in March.

A U.S. district court judge has ordered the Department of Justice to explain why its officials continue to comment on the trial, in violation of her order. The agency has until the end of this week to respond. 

Universal Health Services was found by a jury to be liable for fraud in an alleged scheme to destabilize Saint Mary’s during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ruling includes punitive damages.

Sean Clifford and his legal representatives first filed the lawsuit Sept. 24, 2024, in the New York State Supreme Court, contending a radiologist failed to spot signs of an impending stroke.   

Carleen Noreus, 51, faces allegations of running a pay-for-play nursing degree program, which may have helped unqualified people achieve licenses. Prosecutors are attempting to link the program to a medical error that killed a patient.