Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues

New York health system loses eminent domain legal battle

The New York State Supreme Court, appellate division, ruled against Utica-based Mohawk Valley Health System’s request to use eminent domain to procure a parcel of land as part of the construction of a medical office building, The Observer-Dispatch repo…

UC Medical Center allegedly misplaced stillborn twins' remains

UC Medical Center in Cincinnati allegedly misplaced the remains of stillborn twins, FOX19 reported. 

Judge orders Indiana hospital to keep ER open for 9 months

Just hours before the facility was set to close, a judge ordered Franciscan Health to keep the emergency room of its hospital in Hammond, Ind., open for nine months, The Times of Northwest Indiana reported Dec. 22. 

Atlanta children's hospital sued for religious discrimination over flu shot exemption

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, alleging the pediatric health system illegally fired a maintenance assistant for requesting a religious exemption to its flu vaccination policy.

Physician group sues Envision Healthcare over corporate practice of medicine laws

Physicians and consumer advocates are monitoring a California lawsuit against Envision Healthcare, which alleges that Envision uses shell business structures to retain de facto ownership of emergency room staffing groups and asks the court to declare t…

Healthcare billing fraud: 8 recent cases

From a mistrial in a $158 million case, to a Georgia lab owner’s conviction in a $463 million Medicare scheme, here are eight healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has reported since Dec. 14:

2 women sue Colorado hospital over alleged sexual assault while unconscious

Two women who police say were sexually assaulted by a nurse and filmed while unconscious in the intensive care unit are suing the Colorado hospital where the alleged incidents took place, the Denver Post reported Dec. 21.

8 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements

From fired MetroHealth CEO filing a second lawsuit against the system to three California hospitals paying $22.5 million to settle billing fraud allegations, here are eight recent legal actions involving hospitals that Becker’s has reported since Dec. …

Physician who allegedly participated in Jan. 6 Capitol riot no longer works at Boston hospital

A physician and former employee of Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, who was charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, no longer works at the organization, the hospital confirmed to Becker’s.

2 biotech CEOs charged in alleged fraud

Two men have been charged in connection with schemes that allegedly defrauded investors of biotech company CytoDyn, the Justice Department said Dec. 20.