Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Medicine worked its nurses more than 40 hours per week without pay, a recent lawsuit alleges.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Lawmakers call for FDA to ignore Texas abortion pill ruling
Some Democratic and Republican lawmakers said the FDA should ignore the Texas ruling that looks to rescind the agency’s approval of an abortion pill, The Hill reported April 11.
New York physician arrested, charged with sexual abuse of patients
A urologist who practiced at prominent New York City hospitals was arrested April 11 on allegations of yearslong sexual abuse of patients.
Outcome Health executives found guilty in $1B fraud case
Three former executives of healthcare technology startup Outcome Health were found guilty by a federal jury April 11 on 47 charges of fraud and acquitted of seven charges.
Man sues UNOS, Cedars-Sinai over alleged racial bias in transplant priority
A man has filed a lawsuit alleging that an algorithm used to determine priority for organs is biased against Black people, The Washington Post reported April 10.
Lawsuit alleges Florida's Medicaid denied incontinence supplies to disabled adults
A class-action lawsuit that alleges Florida’s Medicaid program has denied coverage for incontinence supplies for adults with disabilities is moving forward, radio station WMNF reported April 10.
NorthShore, physician to pay $35M settlement in negligence suit
Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem and one of its former obstetrician-gynecologists will pay $35 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the physician was negligent when delivering a baby, The Chicago Tribune reported April 10.
Ripples from the Texas abortion case: 4 updates
Three days before a federal judge’s preliminary injunction takes effect to block the abortion pill mifepristone, hundreds of biotech and pharma leaders have condemned the ruling, and some states are stocking up.
Former Theranos COO loses appeal to delay prison
A federal appeals court rejected former Theranos COO Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani’s request to delay prison time until a decision on his appeal is made, NBC affiliate KNTV reported April 7.
Abortion pill rulings: What happens next
In an unprecedented decision, a federal judge in Texas ruled April 7 to suspend the FDA’s decadeslong approval of one of the two abortion pills, effective April 14.
