Three nurses, who all worked for San Francisco-based Dignity Health at one time, filed a lawsuit against the health system Sept. 10, alleging seven of its regional hospitals denied them overtime pay, according to the Sacramento Business Journal.  By Ayla Ellison - 9/11/18

A Florida plastic surgeon filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against Orlando (Fla.) Health Aug. 21, alleging he was fired and made the target of a smear campaign for pointing out unethical and illegal conduct between Orlando Health and Allergan, a pharmaceutical company.  By Ayla Ellison - 9/11/18

The Onondaga County District Attorney's office and the New York Inspector General are investigating SUNY's Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, according to the Times Union.  By Ayla Ellison - 9/10/18

A U.S. District judge has ruled that Iowa City-based University of Iowa doesn't have to pay any portion of the millions it owes the contractor of its Stead Family Children's Hospital until a higher court settles its appeal, The Gazette reports.  By Alia Paavola - 9/10/18

From national healthcare organizations refiling a lawsuit over 340B drug pricing program cuts to a Georgia physician accused of submitting thousands of false claims to Medicare, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits making headlines.    By Ayla Ellison - 9/10/18

A jury awarded seven former Chicago-based Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center employees more than $10 million total for their lawsuit against the hospital over an attack against a female physician by a male peer and secret video surveillance of female staff using the restroom, an attorney representing the women told the Chicago Tribune.  By Alyssa Rege - 9/10/18

A former nurse at Tyler, Texas-based Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital and Christus Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler accused of injuring patients, some fatally, was indicted on capital murder and three more aggravated assault charges, the Tyler Morning Telegraph reports.  By Megan Knowles - 9/7/18

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems and Brentwood, Tenn.-based Quorum Health urged a federal judge not to grant class certification in a shareholder lawsuit alleging Quorum's stock was trading at an inflated price after its spinoff from CHS.  By Ayla Ellison - 9/7/18

The American Hospital Association, along with several other national healthcare organizations and hospitals, refiled their lawsuit against HHS to reverse Medicare payment cuts for drugs purchased through CMS' 340B drug pricing program, the AHA announced Sept. 5.  By Alyssa Rege - 9/6/18

Goop, a lifestyle brand owned by actress Gwyneth Paltrow, agreed to pay $145,000 to settle allegations it made false claims about three of its products focused on women's sexual and emotional health, CBS News reports.  By Julie Spitzer - 9/6/18

Federal investigators allege Charles Adams, MD, a physician in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., injected thousands of patients with a lead poisoning treatment they didn't need, and billed the government $1.5 million for medically unnecessary treatments.  By Ayla Ellison - 9/6/18

The plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against Premera Blue Cross, which involves a 2014 data security incident, claim the payer "willfully" destroyed evidence that would have provided details of the breach, ZDNet reports.  By Julie Spitzer - 9/5/18

A 23-year-old man is accused of impersonating a physician at California hospitals, according to SFGate.  By Ayla Ellison - 9/4/18

The Senate Judiciary Committee began its confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court Sept. 4.  By Alyssa Rege - 9/4/18

Four people have been charged in an $80 million Medicare fraud scheme that involved providing unnecessary medical treatment to patients, according to the Mid Hudson Valley Patch.  By Ayla Ellison - 9/4/18

Oral arguments begin Sept. 5 in Texas v. United States, the latest lawsuit that seeks to end the ACA.  By Emily Rappleye - 9/4/18

From a physician sentenced to more than five years in prison for billing fraud to a fake nurse submitting thousands of false Medicaid claims, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits making headlines.  By Ayla Ellison - 9/4/18

HHS' Office of Inspector General is investigating the enforcement of staffing standards at skilled nursing facilities, according to a Kaiser Health News report.  By Kelly Gooch - 8/30/18

A California physician and family medical practice owner was sentenced to more than five years in prison for healthcare fraud and submitting false claims to health insurers, according to the Department of Justice.  By Morgan Haefner - 8/29/18

Cleveland-based MetroHealth is suing opioid manufacturers, including Purdue Pharma and Teva Pharmaceuticals, in an effort to reclaim care costs for overdose and opioid-addicted patients, Cleveland.com reports.  By Megan Knowles - 8/29/18