Elizabeth Holmes, the convicted founder of the defunct blood-testing startup Theranos, has been denied her bid for a new trial, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 8.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
From a New York hospital accused of withholding benefits to a Wisconsin hospital suing a gubernatorial candidate over the use of its logo in campaign advertisements, here are 10 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker's has reported on since Oct. 26:
A jury awarded a woman $21 million in a verdict against two physicians and a nurse practitioner at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala., seven years after her son died from an undiagnosed bowel disease, al.com reported Nov. 6.
Express Scripts agreed to settle for $3.2 million in a Massachusetts case that accused the pharmacy benefit manager of overcharging for some injured workers' prescriptions.
The owner of a St. Louis-based hospital is accused in a lawsuit of diverting funds meant to improve the hospital, according to the St. Louis Business Journal.
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The Colorado Department of Law has filed charges against a woman for submitting claims and receiving more than $577,935 in Medicaid reimbursement for telehealth services that were never provided.
A former Pennsylvania physician will pay more than $400,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid.
A Connecticut physician pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and kickback charges, the Justice Department said.
A jury in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has rejected all claims in Strategic Partners' false advertising lawsuit against medical apparel manufacturer Figs.
A jury ordered the Iowa City-based University of Iowa to pay an additional $12.8 million to Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based contractor Modern Piping over a 2016 dispute surrounding the construction of the Hatcher Auditorium and the Stead Family Children's Hospital, according…