A former Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital executive has filed a lawsuit against her ex-employer alleging she was fired for her age, according to court documents accessed by Becker’s.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Convicted physician impostor allegedly attempted to open another clinic
A California man who was convicted of 13 felony counts of unauthorized practice of medicine allegedly tried to open another clinic two weeks after being released from prison.
CHS under federal investigation
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is under federal investigation, according to a statement in a Feb. 21 filing with the SEC by the 71-hospital system.
False Claim Act settlements, judgements hit record high in 2023
There were a record high 543 False Claims Act settlements and judgements in 2023, according to a Feb. 22 Justice Department news release.
New York physician indicted for $21M in healthcare scams
A New Jersey federal grand jury has issued an updated indictment against a New York City physician for his alleged involvement in a number of Medicare and Medicaid fraud schemes that totaled more than $20.7 million in false claims.
HCA's attempt to dismiss antitrust lawsuit denied
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has been unsuccessful in its attempt to have a proposed antitrust lawsuit dismissed in a North Carolina federal court.
Mississippi hospital nurse stabbed by patient: Police
A nurse at Jackson, Miss.-based Henry Ford Jackson Hospital was stabbed by a patient, MLive reported Feb. 21.
The 9 scariest words in the English language, per FTC's chairwoman
Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan told physicians that some of the challenges they and their patients face today “have their origins in policy choices made decades ago, when we shifted away from a deep commitment to maintaining open, compet…
Methodist Le Bonheur employee carjacked at gunpoint: Police
An employee of Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare was a victim of a carjacking incident this week in the hospital parking lot, police said, according to NBC affiliate WMC.
10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From HCA asking to dismiss claims from a lawsuit filed by North Carolina’s attorney general to UChicago Medicine being sued for negligence in the death of an Illinois hospital CEO, here are 10 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker’s has r…
