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.
Danbury, Connecticut-based Advanced Imaging Specialists previously sued Trinity Health in November and is now prepared to vacate their contract amid ongoing challenges.
The Marlborough, Massachusetts-based mammography systems manufacturer revealed details about the litigation in a Jan. 26 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Aultman Health System notified its patients of the data breach in December 2025. However, the breach occurred some 11 months earlier. The organization said the delay was due to an ongoing investigation. The lawsuit against Aultman is seeking class action status.
National Nurses United plans demonstrations in 12 states and Washington, D.C. for Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System. The list of demands includes the defunding of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Alex Alexsanian, 48, of Burbank, entered a plea to one count of money laundering conspiracy on Jan. 20, with the scam tied to Saint Gorge Radiology, located in Sylmar.
Faranak Firozan, 47, is a cybersecurity expert at Nvidia who regularly spoke on the topic of “cyber laundering.” Prosecutors in California allege she submitted fraudulent medical claims to an employer-sponsored insurance plan, bilking Cigna out of $100,000.
Sixty-one-year-old Lilit Gagikovna Baltaian, MD, is on the run after being convicted of fraudulently billing Medicare alongside co-conspirators at home health agencies. A federal court in California sentenced her to 54 months in prison.
Dr. Prateek Joshi, with the NHS hospital in Derby, England, was taking his wife, also a highly regarded physician, and three young children from India to the U.K. to start a new chapter.
The doctor is accused of using fake credentials for several months and performing approximately 50 procedures. This is the second time in recent months someone has been accused of impersonating a heart specialist and treating patients.
The insurer alleges The Guardian misrepresented the facts in a May 21 exposé that accused the insurer of pressuring nursing homes to delay and deny hospital transfers.
Evoke Health Care Management was accused of disseminating over 68,500 illegal ads that linked to a marketing call center, rather than actual addiction treatment services.
The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association—a trade lobby representing pharmacy benefit managers—argues a state law that would force companies to divest from drugstores could leave patients without access to critical medications.