For $1.1 billion, Philips Respironics will settle personal injury and medical monitoring lawsuits related to the safety of its continuous positive airway pressure machines and respirators.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
MultiPlan faces another price-fixing lawsuit
Data analytics firm MultiPlan is facing another lawsuit alleging that it conspired with major payers to underpay providers by tens of billions annually.
10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From a judge ruling that Tenet must face a class-action lawsuit, to the California Hospital Association alleging Anthem Blue Cross of California violated the state’s patient safety laws, here are 10 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker’s…
Tower Health beats data-sharing lawsuit
West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health successfully defended against a proposed class-action lawsuit that claimed it disclosed patients’ personal health information with third parties.
Virtua Health sues Trinity Health for $12M legal fee reimbursements
Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health has sued Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health and is seeking no less than $12 million in compensatory damages regarding Virtua’s acquisition of two Our Lady of Lourdes Health Care Services hospitals from Trinity in 2019…
Do nonprofit hospitals sidestep FTC's noncompete ban?
The Federal Trade Commission voted to implement a sweeping noncompete ban that would have seismic effects on the healthcare industry and the U.S. economy more broadly. But questions remain around which nonprofit hospitals and other providers may be aff…
22 state AGs: UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare hack response inadequate
A group of 22 state attorneys general is urging UnitedHealth Group to provide more financial assistance to providers hurt by the hack on Change Healthcare.
Senate to probe Ozempic, Wegovy's cost
A Senate committee opened an investigation into Novo Nordisk’s list prices for Ozempic and Wegovy, Novo Nordisk’s diabetes and weight loss drugs.
Inmate shot, killed by officer in Georgia hospital
A 31-year-old man was shot and killed by an officer in Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville, Ga., April 23, after what local officials describe as an attempted escape from correctional officers.
US Chamber of Commerce sues to block FTC noncompete ban
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is asking a federal court to halt the Federal Trade Commission’s noncompete ban, alleging it violates the law in “numerous ways.”
