In the ongoing appeal process regarding Sumter, S.C.-based Tuomey Healthcare System's violation of Stark law and the False Claims Act, the healthcare system is requesting certain documents are kept confidential in federal court files, according to a WISTV report.
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A Georgia bill that would create an alternative to medical malpractice litigation is stirring some controversy.
Courts may now assess False Claims Act penalties that fall below the statutory minimum, leaving monetary penalties to the discretion of the courts, according to a National Law Review report.
Transplant services at the University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson are on hiatus due to a "bitter professional dispute," according to an Arizona Daily Star report.
Two McGuireWoods attorneys, Meggan Bushee and Bart Walker, have been named "Rising Stars" by North Carolina Super Lawyers, a magazine that rates lawyers from 70 different specialties.
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Five former and current employees of Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tenn., have filed lawsuits alleging inadequate hospital construction led them to excessive radiation exposure from CT scans, according to an Oak Ridge Today report.
A federal judge ruled North Carolina's law requiring physicians to perform an ultrasound before an abortion and explain what is on the screen is illegal, as it violates the First Amendment's protection of free speech, according to a Reuters report.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld the District Court of Minnesota's previous dismissal of a False Claims Act complaint in Dunn vs. North Memorial Health Care in December 2012, saying the case did not sufficiently identify…
Seven North Carolina physician practices have sued the state's Department of Health and Human Services over the ineffectiveness of NC Tracks, the state's new Medicaid claim processing system, which has allegedly caused millions of dollars in damage to Medicaid providers,…
San Diego-based CareFusion will pay $40.1 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks and promoting its products for uses not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a news release from…