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.

Judge rules hospital isn’t liable for discarded brain of gene therapy patient
Children's Wisconsin admitted that it accidentally threw out the brain of a 24-year-old woman who survived a rare childhood illness as a result of a novel gene therapy. A researcher called the organ “irreplaceable.”
Members of Congress reintroduce bill requiring insurers to cover supplemental breast imaging
The Find It Early Act would ensure all women have access to supplemental exams, such as ultrasound and MRI, with no out-of-pocket costs.
Radiologist sues Los Angeles County after near fatal accident
The doctor alleges the county's negligence pertaining to a crosswalk has caused serious harm to numerous individuals.
Allstate sues imaging centers, physicians seeking $5M from alleged insurance scam
Filed in a Texas federal court, the complaint names Prime Imaging Partners and Memorial MRI & Diagnostic among numerous defendants, with the alleged auto-injury scheme occurring from 2019-2023.
ACLU sues FDA over unanswered Freedom of Information Act request
The agency is accused of failing to respond to a records request related to its upcoming review of the legality of abortion pills and interstate prescribing practices. The ACLU is asking a federal judge to enforce FOIA law.

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DOJ sues Walgreens for allegedly filling ‘millions’ of illegal prescriptions

Walgreens filed a countersuit, accusing the federal government of failing to take down prescribers acting unlawfully.

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Another insurer sues CMS over star ratings, citing contractor error

Alignment Health is accusing CMS and a third-party contractor of surveying Spanish-speaking members in English and using an "arbitrary" calculation method to reduce the ratings of Medicare Advantage plans.

Patient mixup, coverup results in lawsuit for wrongful death

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center removed the wrong man from life support and hid the mixup from the family for two years, the plaintiffs claim in a court filing.

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Congressional candidate physician sues hospital and doctor for death of father

Some of the claims in the lawsuit, brought against Novant Health by Kyle Horton, MD, are backed by a report from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Doctors removed a patient's ovaries without her knowledge or consent, lawsuit claims

Melissa Hubbard says her gynecologist and surgeon decided to remove her ovaries during a colectomy but failed to inform her of their intent. The case’s fate is now in the hands of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

FDA threatens Hologic with punishment for reported errors in making troubled breast device

Concerns stem from manufacturing and distribution of the BioZorb marker, with possible ramifications including "seizure, injunction and civil money penalties."

Court lets lawsuit, alleging radiology group used inferior computer monitors to submit $6M in false claims, continue

The case dates to June 2019 when whistleblower and Arizona-based IT executive Eric Stenson filed suit against Radiology Limited.

Q&A: Vulnerable patients hit hardest by anesthesia reimbursement cuts

Tracy Young, CRNA, vice president at the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, details the ongoing fight between providers and insurers over how anesthesiologists get paid.

Legal News

Judge rules hospital isn’t liable for discarded brain of gene therapy patient

Members of Congress reintroduce bill requiring insurers to cover supplemental breast imaging

Radiologist sues Los Angeles County after near fatal accident

Allstate sues imaging centers, physicians seeking $5M from alleged insurance scam

ACLU sues FDA over unanswered Freedom of Information Act request