Democratic Sens. Ed Markey and Bernie Sanders are working with Republicans to put a contempt citation vote together against Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s CEO Ralph de la Torre, MD, after he declined to take part in a Sept. 12 bipartisan Senate com…
On Sept. 4, two South Carolina residents filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Walgreens, alleging the retailer failed to warn customers about a carcinogenic ingredient in a common cold medicine.
Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare has beat a lawsuit that alleged it shared patients’ personally identifiable information and protected health information with Facebook, Top Class Actions reported Sept. 4.
Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare has beat a lawsuit that alleged it shared patients’ personally identifiable information and protected health information with Facebook, Top Class Actions reported Sept. 4.
Eighteen former patients, or families of patients who died, have filed a $303 million medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit against Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Ore., over a drug diversion case that allegedly harmed dozens …
Steward Health Care Chairman and CEO Ralph de la Torre, MD, has declined to participate in a bipartisan Senate committee hearing scheduled for Sept. 12, despite being subpoenaed, Bloomberg reports.
From HHS dropping an appeal of a data tracking lawsuit to a Montana health system settling false claims allegations, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal actions Becker’s has reported since Aug. 21:
An in-custody patient reportedly fired shots inside the Jefferson Cherry Hill (N.J.) Hospital emergency department, according to local media outlets.
The Drug Enforcement Agency has charged 42 people in connection with a sweeping pharmacy burglary scheme across the United States.
Kaleida Health’s former chief of surgery has accused the Buffalo, N.Y.-based system of harassing and punishing him for reporting patient safety concerns and professional misconduct, according to court documents obtained by Becker’s.
