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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Trump signs executive order to withdraw U.S. from the World Health Organization

The President made good on a campaign promise to leave the international health agency, after attempting to do so when he last held office in 2020. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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." 

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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.