A nursing home owner was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the homicide of a patient.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Missouri, Texas physicians to pay settlement over alleged lab kickback scheme
Two physicians and a medical practice agreed to pay a total of $545,610 to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving kickbacks for labaratory referrals, the U.S. Department of Justice said July 20.
Tennessee court allows liability cases against 2 hospitals to proceed past statute of limitations
The Tennessee Supreme Court on July 20 made two rulings saying vicarious liability claims against hospitals can proceed when statute of limitations barred claims against agents.
Nurse practitioner abused dozens of patients: FBI
The FBI arrested a California nurse practitioner suspected of abusing more than a dozen boys and men since 1986, The Sacramento Bee reported July 19.
Former nursing school owner sentenced to 21 months for role in degree scheme
Johanah Napoleon, the former president and owner of the Palm Beach School of Nursing in Florida, must serve 21 months in prison and must also pay $3.5 million as part of her sentencing for the role she played in a fraudulent nursing degree scheme, the …
Mount Sinai EMT stabbed by patient in ambulance: Police
A Mount Sinai EMT was stabbed inside an ambulance July 19 while taking a patient to Mount Sinai West, CBS News reported.
Missouri hospital sues state over trauma center designation
Kirksville, Mo.-based Northeast Regional Medical Center is suing the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services after the department stripped the hospital of its level three trauma center designation, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported July 19.
Jury rules J&J must pay nearly $19M to cancer patient
A California jury has determined that pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson must pay $18.8 million to a patient who blamed the company’s talcum baby powder for causing mesothelioma, the Los Angeles Times reported July 18.
12 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements
From HCA facing a lawsuit for a data theft incident that affected 171 hospitals and health systems, to Johnson & Johnson suing four physicians over published research, here are 12 healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements Becker’s has reported since…
Lawsuit alleges NYC Health + Hospitals harvested patient's organs without consent
The family of a woman with dementia who was killed by a train is suing NYC Health + Hospitals, alleging the health system donated her organs to LiveOnNY without consent, ABC7 reported July 18.
