Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues

State attorneys general crack down on health systems

In the last month, the offices of the state attorneys general in Tennessee, North Carolina and Connecticut have scrutinized health systems over various concerns, including care quality and access, the potential violation of an asset purchase agreement …

Michigan 'nurse imposter' pleads guilty

A Michigan woman pleaded guilty to using another person’s identity to gain employment as a nurse and making false statements related to healthcare matters, a Nov. 7 Justice Department press release said.

Ozempic maker asks court to dismiss stomach paralysis suit

In response to a Louisiana woman’s lawsuit, Novo Nordisk said “gastrointestinal events are well known side effects” of Ozempic and asked the court to dismiss the case, according to documents filed Nov. 3. 

Rady Children's faces lawsuit over secret surveillance

Rady Children’s Hospital, based in San Diego, is facing a lawsuit alleging that the hospital secretly recorded a patient and her family to prove the child was suffering from abuse, KPBS reported Nov. 7. 

Former Kettering Health execs misused funds, investigation confirms

An internal investigation ordered by Kettering (Ohio) Health has confirmed that former senior executives and board members spent funds inappropriately — and the health system is seeking repayment. 

'Nursing prone to this kind of violation': Nurse sues rehab center for unpaid meal breaks

A nurse is suing a rehabilitation center for automatically deducting 30-minute meal breaks from her wage despite being routinely interrupted to care for patients, a Faruqi and Faruqi law firm press release said Nov. 1.

Minnesota bans hospitals from collecting on debts before screening for charity care

Minnesota hospitals are no longer allowed to collect debts from patients until they have screened them for charity care eligibility due to a new law that went into effect Nov. 1.

Students suing Connecticut nursing school seek $20M remedy

In a Nov. 3 request, former students of Stone Academy who are suing the closed Connecticut nursing school asked the Waterbury Connecticut Superior Court judge to consider a prejudgment remedy amount of $20 million.

Trial to begin for man accused of fatally shooting Dallas hospital workers

The man accused of fatally shooting two workers inside Methodist Dallas Medical Center in October 2022 is set to be tried for capital murder this week, The Dallas Morning News reported Nov. 6. 

Tennessee AG urges probe into health system

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has called for the state to take into operations at Ballad Health after residents in upper East Tennessee voiced concerns about the quality and access to care provided by the system, the Tennessee Lookout re…