Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues

FTC objects to Indiana hospital merger

The Federal Trade Commission submitted a Sept. 5 comment to the Indiana Department of Health urging it to reject an application for Terre Haute, Ind.-based Union Health to acquire Terre Haute Regional Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Health…

Steward CEO faces contempt charges over subpoena hearing absence

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…

Walgreens sued over alleged carcinogenic cold medicine

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. 

Piedmont defeats data-sharing lawsuit

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. 

Piedmont defeats data-sharing lawsuit

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. 

Oregon hospital faces $303M lawsuit in drug diversion case

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 CEO to skip Senate hearing

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. 

10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements

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: 

Patient fires police officer's gun inside Jefferson hospital ED: Reports

An in-custody patient reportedly fired shots inside the Jefferson Cherry Hill (N.J.) Hospital emergency department, according to local media outlets. 

Dozens charged in agency's largest pharmacy burglary ring in US

The Drug Enforcement Agency has charged 42 people in connection with a sweeping pharmacy burglary scheme across the United States.