5 latest healthcare industry lawsuits

1. Mercy Health CEO sues SEIU for defamation
Michael Connelly, president and CEO of Cincinnati-based Mercy Health, filed a defamation and invasion of privacy lawsuit against Service Employees International Union No. 1199.

2. Whistle-blower lawsuit sparks federal probe of Humana
Louisville, Ky.-based Humana disclosed in a regulatory filing that it is the subject of a federal probe, which is related to a qui tam, or whistle-blower, lawsuit filed against the health insurer.

3. Anthem hit with another class-action lawsuit over data hack
Following the lead of residents in other states, Colorado residents whose information may have been compromised by the data breach Anthem recently experienced filed a class-action lawsuit against the insurer.

4. $2M lawsuit filed against Doctors’ Hospital of Michigan
A lawsuit was filed against Doctors’ Hospital of Michigan in Pontiac, seeking repayment of nearly $2 million that was loaned to the hospital between April 2013 and May 2014.

5. Class-action lawsuit against St. Joseph dismissed
A class-action lawsuit over a data breach in 2013 at Bryan, Texas-based St. Joseph Services, which includes a health system and hospital, was dismissed Feb. 11 for lack of standing.