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.

Over 1,000 hospitals earn $700M opioid crisis judgement
Drug distributors AmerisourceBergen (Cencora), Cardinal Health, McKesson, Johnson & Johnson, Teva and Allergan do not admit to wrongdoing. However, they have agreed to a settlement which will compensate providers for opioid abuse treatments.
Nursing home sued after horrific wound found on dementia patient
After a bout of COVID-19, an 81-year-old woman developed bed sores that became infested with maggots. A lawsuit claims the facility failed to take proper action to treat the injury.
CEO of Amazon’s One Medical steps down
Trent Green served in the role since September 2023. He’s leaving to take the helm at a data analytics firm.
Hospital faces $3.5M settlement after sharing patient data with Facebook
That number could rise to $6.75 million, depending on the number of patients who sign onto the class-action settlement levied against Virginia Mason Medical Center. The hospital does not admit to wrongdoing.
Radiologist claims he was shorted in $20M imaging center sale to private equity platform
Gregory R. Ball, MD, of Orchard Park, New York, and his attorneys filed the complaint against Southtowns Radiology Associates et al. on Feb. 24.

Matthew Latacha, MD, Methodist Health System, cardiologist

Driver receives prison sentence for crash that killed cardiologist

Matthew Latacha, MD, was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in September 2023. He died on the scene.

Florida health network sued for sharing PHI with Facebook

Palm Beach Health Network is accused of using Meta’s Pixel code on its website, which gathers data on patients and sends it to advertisers.

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Twin doctors plead guilty in $45M insurance fraud scheme

Desi Barroga and Deno Barroga allegedly prescribed opiates to patients in exchange for false statements to insurers.

Hologic recalling breast care devices after 71 injuries, FDA says

UPDATED: The alert pertains to the BioZorb and BioZorb LP radiographic markers, implanted in soft tissue to indicate the site for radiation therapy or other medical procedures.

Steward seeking buyers for its 31 hospitals, lays out timeline for sale

A hearing to approve the sales of its hospitals and clinics is scheduled for July 2.

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WebTPA breach exposed 2.4 million members to hackers

Not many details on the data breach have been revealed, but the company is facing multiple lawsuits.

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Maryland enacts sweeping ban on noncompetes for all healthcare professionals

The new law will ban noncompetes in the state for all healthcare workers who provide care, including veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

Judge sentences physician to 1 year in prison for kickback scheme involving unnecessary brain scans

Donald Salzberg, MD, of Avon, Connecticut, also must pay $1.34 million in restitution to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers.

Legal News

Over 1,000 hospitals earn $700M opioid crisis judgement

Nursing home sued after horrific wound found on dementia patient

CEO of Amazon’s One Medical steps down

Hospital faces $3.5M settlement after sharing patient data with Facebook

Radiologist claims he was shorted in $20M imaging center sale to private equity platform