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.

26-year-old radiologic technologist found dead in burned vehicle
Senior Airman Tamera Moniq Bolden-Cleckley, of Boerne, Texas, was assigned to the 96th Surgical Operations Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base and had served as a radiologic technologist there since 2021.
Mental health scammer buys gold-plated Cybertruck with $17M stolen from Tricare
The shiny Tesla Cybertruck cost $100,000. Its owner, Kevin Curry, 64, was convicted by a federal jury for his role in orchestrating a kickback scheme to defraud the military healthcare program. He awaits sentencing.
Lawsuit from Medicaid enrollees, provider advocacy groups challenges ‘Big, Beautiful’ work requirements
Five beneficiaries of the safety-net healthcare program have sued with the support of the National Health Law Program. They are joined by prestigious industry lobbies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Patients of Luminis Health file class action lawsuit following August cyberattack
Plaintiffs allege Anne Arundel Medical Center in Maryland, the target of the data breach, had a server containing unencrypted patient data that hackers were able to access during the breach. The hospital and its parent health system are still recovering from the incident.
Physician left to pay hospital’s $313K legal tab after lawsuit over peer review process fizzles
In a complaint, a California doctor accused his former employer and colleagues of making false statements to damage his reputation. The hospital argued, successfully, that the internist failed to exhaust internal dispute resolution procedures that could have stopped him from losing income.

Physician to pay $100K to resolve controlled substance recordkeeping issues

As part of the agreement, Xiang Yuan, MD, a Pennsylvania plastic surgeon, does not admit to violating the Controlled Substances Act. He will, however, have to submit to additional monitoring and reporting requirements.

Former pro baseball player sues University of Miami over alleged radiology flub

Retired Miami Marlins outfielder Avisail Garcia, 35, claims he was supposed to receive a follow-up CT to assess back pain, but the radiology report allegedly "fell through the cracks."

Hard-hitting lawsuit accuses Mayo Clinic of playing fast and loose with AI—and playing hardball with a whistleblower

The esteemed healthcare system is being sued by a former research director who says it retaliated against her for crying foul over alleged serious improprieties involving AI.

Lawsuit against Atrium over use of Meta Pixel settled for $1.8 million

The North Carolina-based health system was allegedly using third-party tracking code on its website that sent sensitive patient data back to tech companies like Facebook, where it was used for advertising. Atrium does not admit to wrongdoing.

CVS Health announces $10.6B acquisition of Oak Street Health

CVS to pay DOJ $440M to resolve $949M judgment against bankrupt Omnicare unit

As part of the deal, the sale of Omnicare to GenieRx must be finalized. The CVS-owned pharmacy group was found in a civil trial to have violated federal law by overbilling Medicare for prescriptions from 2010 to 2018.

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Radiologist pushes back against snowbird couple’s claim he missed signs of a stroke

Attorneys for radiologist Eric J. Sax, MD, MBA, and MaineHealth contend the lawsuit has circumvented crucial pre-litigation requirements established in the state.

Kaiser faces $13M lawsuit after patient was allegedly injected with rubbing alcohol before her toenails were removed

The complaint says the patient was left in agony, forcing her to show up at the emergency room nine days later. Both the hospital and the podiatrist are named as defendants.

Mangione’s federal murder trial delayed as state case begins in September

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, faces a second-degree murder charge in New York, which carries the possibility of life in prison. Federal prosecutors will get a second crack at him in January.

Legal News

26-year-old radiologic technologist found dead in burned vehicle

Mental health scammer buys gold-plated Cybertruck with $17M stolen from Tricare

Lawsuit from Medicaid enrollees, provider advocacy groups challenges ‘Big, Beautiful’ work requirements

Patients of Luminis Health file class action lawsuit following August cyberattack

Physician left to pay hospital’s $313K legal tab after lawsuit over peer review process fizzles