Chloe Zellner, 18, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for carjacking and assaulting a nurse outside of an Illinois hospital, WTAQ reported March 6.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Washington court dismisses case against UW Medicine alleging lost tumor
A Washington state county court on Feb. 28 dismissed a lawsuit filed against UW Medicine, which accused the Seattle-based system of losing a patient’s tumor before it could be tested for cancer.
Law firm reviewing 50+ cases against Oregon hospital facing drug diversion probe
An Oregon law firm is reviewing 58 cases involving claims of infection at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, 34 of which involve wrongful death, according to a March 5 report from ABC affiliate KDRV.
Former nurse sues PeaceHealth over alleged unpaid meal breaks
A nurse filed a lawsuit against her former employer, PeaceHealth, alleging the Vancouver, Wash.-based system failed to provide 30-minute meal breaks because of understaffing, The Columbian reported March 5.
Medical Properties Trust report sparks SEC inquiry possibility
A recent report from Birmingham, Ala.-based Medical Properties Trust, the largest hospital landlord in the U.S., touched on the possibility of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission activity and government investigations regarding some of MPT’s assets…
NP arrested for prescribing thousands of pills while unemployed
A nurse practitioner is accused of writing fake prescriptions for thousands of oxycodone pills while unemployed, TribLive reported March. 4.
6 patients accuse Sutter Health technician of sexual assault
Six women who received ultrasounds between 2020 and 2022 at Sutter Health’s Memorial Hospital in Los Banos, Calif., allege an ultrasound technician sexually assaulted them. Despite complaints and two police investigations, the technician remained emplo…
Connecticut awarded $5M prejudgment remedy from defunct nursing school
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced March 4 that the state has been granted a $5 million prejudgment remedy in its lawsuit against the owners of Stone Academy, after its abrupt closure without warning in February 2023.
Steward Florida hospitals hit with lawsuits
As Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s financial troubles rage on at its hospitals in states like Massachusetts and Utah, the health system is now facing lawsuits pertaining to some of its Florida hospitals, Florida Today reported March 3.
6 workers assaulted at New York hospital: Police
Police said they have arrested a man following the assault of six workers at New York City-based Richmond University Medical Center.
