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.

DOJ seeking death penalty in murder case against Luigi Magione
Federal authorities made the announcement on Tuesday. Mangione is still awaiting trial in New York on accusations he murdered UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, Brian Thompson.
California ballot measure named after Luigi Mangione lands on AG’s desk
The proposed “Luigi Mangione Access to Health Care Act,” named after the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, would make it illegal for insurance companies to deny necessary care to patients. The lawyer who proposed the measure said the controversial name was chosen to garner public attention.
Change Healthcare files to have federal lawsuits dismissed
There are at least 65 consolidated cases pending in federal courts that stem from the 2024 data breach on the claims processor's network. A judge in Minnesota has asked that the lawsuits be coordinated and consolidated as much as possible.
Radiology group will pay $2.35M to settle allegations it violated False Claims Act by submitting sham diagnoses
Renaissance Imaging Medical Associates, a California-based Rad Partners affiliate, allegedly created false radiology reports supporting the diagnosis of spinal enthesopathy.
Appeals court upholds ‘landmark’ $75M verdict against radiologist, ER doc
Plaintiff attorneys believe this is the largest emergency medicine malpractice verdict in Georgia's history.

cleveland clinic settles for failing to disclose research funding

Cleveland Clinic paying $7M+ to settle deceptive funding case

A Cleveland Clinic researcher accepted NIH funding without telling the agency about money coming in for the same project from one or more foreign backers. For this the nonprofit Cleveland Clinic Foundation will pay $7.6 million.

Private equity-owned birthing centers in Florida back c-section rule change

The state will now allow cesarean sections to be performed outside of a hospital setting.

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.

doctor in handcuffs after being arrested

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.

#imagingequipment #cybersecurity #databreaches

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.

Legal News

DOJ seeking death penalty in murder case against Luigi Magione

California ballot measure named after Luigi Mangione lands on AG’s desk

Change Healthcare files to have federal lawsuits dismissed

Radiology group will pay $2.35M to settle allegations it violated False Claims Act by submitting sham diagnoses

Appeals court upholds ‘landmark’ $75M verdict against radiologist, ER doc