IndyStar sued eight Indiana hospitals for allegedly violating state records laws by withholding information on how they are spending public funding they’ve received for their nursing homes, IndyStar reported Aug. 10.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Tenet, Steward feud after $1.1B deal
Tenet Healthcare and Steward Health Care System are battling in Delaware Chancery Court over whether Tenet can end information technology and data services to hospitals it sold to Steward last year, according to Law360.
Fired nurse settles lawsuit with California hospital over bachelor’s degree requirement
Huntington Memorial Hospital (now known as Huntington Health) in Pasadena, Calif., has settled allegations that it brought up the education of and then wrongfully fired a registered nurse who complained about discrimination and retaliation, a…
Nurses sue Indiana system over unpaid overtime
Two nurses are suing Danville, Ind.-based Hendricks Regional Health, alleging that the system has chronically underpaid hourly staff members for time spent preparing for their shifts, the Indianapolis Business Journal reported Aug. 8.
Marketing director arrested after cache of guns found at New Jersey hospital
A New Jersey hospital’s marketing director was arrested after police found more than three dozen guns hidden inside an unlocked closet at the hospital, according to the Secaucus Police Department.
Former Borrego Health executives face RICO lawsuit
A Southern California federally qualified health center has accused past board members, executives, and contractors of racketeering, fraud, nepotism, excessive compensation, and blatant self-dealing, according to an Aug. 6 report from The San Diego Uni…
Nurses sue AdventHealth over active shooter drill they thought was real
Two AdventHealth nurses at an emergency room in Ocala, Fla., are suing the hospital over a training session that included a simulated active shooter exercise that trainees were not informed was part of a drill, Fox 35 Orlando reported Aug. 5.
5 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From a for-profit hospital operator facing an antitrust lawsuit to an Illinois health system entering into a settlement in a vaccine mandate case, here are the latest hospital lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
Justice Department files 1st post-Roe lawsuit over abortion access
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Idaho over the state’s abortion restrictions.
Rush University Medical Center inks $2.95M deal to resolve ERISA suit
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center agreed to pay $2.95 million to settle an ERISA lawsuit filed by four former 403(b) plan participants who alleged mismanagement of their retirement plan, according to an Aug. 2 report from Pensions & Investme…
