The lawsuit alleging Fresno, Calif.-based Community Health System misused $1 billion in tax dollars has been paused until June while the health system and the nonprofit plaintiffs negotiate privately, Fresnoland reported Jan. 6.
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A group of community physicians has filed a lawsuit against Saint Agnes Medical Center, alleging the Fresno, Calif.-based hospital's new contract with Vituity violates the state's unfair competition laws and will cause disruptions to patient care.
Whittier, Calif.-based PIH Health is facing a lawsuit over a ransomware attack that hit the health system on Dec. 1, Pasadena Star-News reported Jan. 5.
Providence, R.I.-based Care New England Health will pay $1.9 million in back wages and damages to 853 workers who were not properly compensated for working through breaks during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a settlement announced Jan. 3 by the…
Another lawsuit has been filed by 107 women against former OB-GYN Barry Brock, MD, alleging sexual abuses and medical misconduct, the Los Angeles Times reported Jan. 2.
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A woman from Chesterfield County, Va., was charged with malicious wounding and felony child abuse in connection with an ongoing investigation involving Henrico Doctors' Hospital neonatal ICU, Henrico police said in a Jan. 3 statement.
From Mayo Clinic suing Sanford Health Plan to a pharmacist suing HCA after she was fired for a LinkedIn post, here are 15 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker's has reported since Dec. 19.
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has sued Sanford Health Plan, alleging that misrepresentations by the insurer left the health system with more than $739,000 in unpaid medical bills for a patient treated in early 2022, The Minnesota Star Tribune reported Jan.…
On Dec. 23, a jury awarded $21 million to Benjamin Danielson, MD, after determining that Seattle Children's racially discriminated against him during his tenure as medical director of one of its clinics, according to the Seattle Times. The verdict followed…
Knoxville, Tenn.-based University Health System and Labcorp have paid $388,667 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by delaying the submission of physician orders for certain lab tests by Caris Life Sciences to enable improper billings to…