Legal News

Stories about physicians and other healthcare professionals involved in lawsuits—as either a plaintiff or a defendantor accused of breaking the law. Various legal updates or unusual stories in the news may land here.

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DOJ asks Supreme Court to lift injunctions, approve DOGE firings

The U.S. Department of Justice is appealing a lower court’s ruling that would see 16,000 federal employees return to work, including many from Veterans Affairs. 

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HHS, VA rehiring 5,000 workers after court halts DOGE purge

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s mass firings have been temporarily halted by an injunction, resulting in 18 federal agencies being ordered to rehire over 24,000 workers. 

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Doctor gets prison for prescribing unnecessary opiates

In addition to serving 30 months behind bars, Wendell Lewis Randall, MD, is ordered to pay a $2 million fine for defrauding Medicare and Medicaid. 

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Woman says husband’s heart condition was misdiagnosed in wrongful death lawsuit

“Clear signs of an aortic dissection” were missed in the patient's imaging findings after he presented to the emergency room, according to the lawsuit. He was diagnosed with acute pericarditis at the time and sent home—and then died four days later.

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Widow sues radiology practice after 28-year-old husband’s ‘fatal misdiagnosis’

Laura Hopps and her attorneys claim Central Illinois Radiological Associates and OSF Healthcare provided negligent care in overlooking his aortic dissection. 

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Arkansas bans noncompetes for all physicians

A new law amends existing regulations that allowed competitors to issue noncompetes within a specific area. The blanket ban goes into effect July 2025.
 

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Maryland insurer sues Change Healthcare for $900K

Over a year after the breach on Change Healthcare, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland has filed a lawsuit saying it suffered data loss stemming from the incident. 

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Cardiologist arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting multiple colleagues

Multiple women have come forward with similar allegations against the Texas cardiologist. Police believe there may be additional victims as well.