James Heaps, a former OB-GYN at the University of California Los Angeles, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after being convicted in October 2022 of sexual abuse of patients, the Los Angeles Daily News reported April 26.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Jury awards $183M for birth injury at Penn Medicine hospital
A jury awarded nearly $183 million to a family who filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Philadelphia-based Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, who alleged that a birth injury left their son with cerebral palsy, Law360 reported April 26.&…
AbbVie lawsuit claims 'unfair pricing' of Humira
A lawsuit filed April 25 against AbbVie alleges the company engaged in a “fraudulent scheme” to hike prices by 470 percent of its most profitable drug, Humira.
5 recent clinician impostor cases
Here are five recent cases involving people who impersonated medical professionals or clinicians who practiced without a license:
Physician sues Iowa hospital executives for alleged religious discrimination
A physician has filed a lawsuit alleging that executives at an Iowa hospital discriminated against those who do not share their religious beliefs and political views, according to court documents accessed by Becker’s.
Lawsuit seeks to overturn California's physician-assisted death law
Disability rights advocates are suing to overturn California’s physician-assisted death laws, claiming recent changes have made assisted suicide too accessible to people with terminal diseases, KFF Health News reported April 25.
PBM-regulation bills to see markup in May
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will mark up four bills targeting pharmacy benefit managers on May 2, according to a news release from Committee Chair and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Rehab hospital, physician to pay $1.7M in wake of Medicare scheme
A Louisiana rehab hospital, its management company and a physician agreed to settle a Medicare fraud lawsuit and pay more than $1.7 million, ABC affiliate KATC reported April 24.
Lawsuit accuses CVS Caremark of steering patients, curbing 90-day scripts
Oklahoma accused CVS’ pharmacy benefit manager of steering patients to its pharmacies and limiting its mail-order pharmacy options, according to a lawsuit filed in early April.
5 former Tennessee hospital workers plead guilty to selling patient information
Five former employees of Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist University Hospital pleaded guilty to unlawful disclosure of patient information in violation of HIPAA, according to an April 25 news release from the Justice Department.
