Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson sent warning letters on Sept. 10 to multiple large healthcare staffing firms and employers, urging them to review employment agreements for possible unlawful noncompetes or restrictive terms. Such agreements, often applied to healthcare roles…
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The Federal Trade Commission on Sept. 5 voted 3-1 to dismiss its appeals in two legal challenges to its 2024 rule banning noncompete agreements in employment contracts. On Sept. 5, the agency dismissed appeals in Ryan, LLC v. FTC and…
From a New York hospital suing its fired CEO to a judge ordering Steward Health Care to pay nearly $1 billion in a malpractice case, here are 10 hospital lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker’s has reported since Aug.…
The U.S. government’s termination of nearly $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard University violated the First Amendment and federal law, a judge for the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts ruled Sept. 3. Judge Allison Burroughs said the Trump administration…
A former New York City gastroenterologist has been sentenced to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to seven sexual abuse charges. Zhi Cheng, MD, was arrested on Dec. 27, 2022, and charged with multiple counts of rape, assault and…
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Utah Third District Court Judge Patrick Corum has ordered Dallas-based Steward Health Care to pay $951 million to a family after finding the health system liable for medical malpractice for birth injuries sustained during the 2019 delivery of a child…
A disparity in access to information about early intervention services is getting an overhaul in Illinois with the amendment of the state’s Hospital Licensing Act. Infants who have a birth weight less than 1 kilogram — approximately 2 pounds —…
An Alabama physician has been charged and agreed to plead guilty to his role in a $6 million telemedicine fraud scheme. What happened? What’s next?
A New York City-based cardiologist was sentenced to 37 months in prison for his role in a fraud and bribery scheme. What happened?
The Detroit Police Department said the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has charged two men in an Aug. 22 shooting that left an employee dead at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Mario Green, 53, of Detroit, was charged with first-degree premeditated…