Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues

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.

Judge orders Florida to stop putting children with complex medical needs in nursing homes

U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks issued a ruling putting an end to a longstanding issue in Florida where Medicaid-reliant children with complex health needs requiring constant care are placed in nursing homes, the Miami Herald reported July 18.&…

2nd patient sues Kansas Ascension hospital

A second patient filed a lawsuit against Wichita, Kan.-based Ascension Via Christi St. Francis for negligence after she was allegedly raped by a man who sneaked into the hospital, ABC affiliate KAKE reported July 17.

Former Harvard morgue worker likened himself to 'Grim Reaper,' new lawsuit claims

Boston-based Harvard Medical School is now facing at least three lawsuits related to allegations that a former employee at the school’s morgue stole and sold human remains from bodies donated for medical research, the Boston Herald reported July 15.&nb…

Tennessee hospitals ramp up security after fatal shooting

Hospitals are adopting additional security measures after the shooting and death of an orthopedic surgeon at Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics in Collierville, Tenn., the Commercial Appeal reported July 16. 

Mother stabbed 3 HCA Florida hospital workers, took baby: Sheriff

A woman was arrested July 14 after the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said she stabbed three workers at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee. 

J&J sues 4 physicians over cancer research

Johnson & Johnson is suing four physicians over published research linking its talc-based baby powder products to mesothelioma, according to court documents. 

Ex-hospital pharmacist found with 25 guns, homemade bombs incompetent to stand trial, court rules

A Florida court ruled July 11 that a former hospital pharmacist is incompetent to stand trial for a case involving homemade bombs, two bulletproof vests, 25 guns and hundreds of ammunition rounds. 

Whistleblower accuses Medtronic of bribery scheme at Kansas hospital

A whistleblower case filed in 2017 against Medtronic recently became unsealed, CNBC reported July 12. The lawsuit accuses the medical device company of bribing employees at a Kansas VA hospital to buy “grossly excessive inventory.”