On Nov. 16, a judge sentenced Geoffrey Kim, MD, a plastic surgeon in Colorado, to 15 days in jail and two years of supervised probation for his role in the death of a patient after a procedure in 2019, according to a report from NBC affiliate KUSA.&nbs…
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is facing a class-action lawsuit after about 450 patients were potentially exposed to infection due to the improper administration of an intravenous drug.
The former director of NYU Langone Health’s cancer center is suing the system over his firing, which occurred after he used social media to express views on the Israel-Hamas war.
The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block John Muir Health’s proposed $142.5 million acquisition of San Ramon (Calif.) Regional Medical Center from majority owner Tenet Healthcare, arguing that the deal will drive up healthcare costs.
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals has agreed a settlement with the Justice Department to resolve an alleged violation of the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act when it rejected a worker’s valid work authorizat…
President Joe Biden has signed a stopgap funding bill that will delay a potential government shutdown until early 2024, NPR reported Nov. 17.
Rite Aid has countersued the Justice Department in a pursuit to halt the government’s lawsuit, filed in March, that claims the drugstore chain knowingly filled hundreds of thousands of illegal opioid prescriptions.
A board of trustees member has filed a lawsuit against Perry County Health System in Missouri asking a judge to require the system to release documents through the state’s open records act, The Southeast Missourian reported Nov. 16.
The man accused of killing a 29-year-old nurse at a behavioral health facility in Kaneohe, Hawaii, was indicted by a grand jury Nov. 15. The defendant is being held without bail, according to court records.
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, based in St. Petersburg, Fla., intends to submit post-trial motions challenging the $261 million judgment imposed by a Florida jury for a lawsuit made famous by a Netflix documentary.
