April 15, 2025 Recent Legal News
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Florida v Jacob
Arrested
A female patient called the police to Cardiovascular Institute in Ocala and complained that Dr. Jose Jacob inappropriately touched her. She claims that the physician asked her inappropriate questions and after her exam hugged her and kissed her without consent. The doctor denied the allegations but he was accused of improper conduct before both here and in North Carolina.
Pennsylvania v Cohen
Sentenced
Dr. Amy Cohen of Narberth was sentenced to 11-23 months in prison after she plead guilty to arson and intent to terrorize the family of her ex-boyfriend's new love. She was credited with the six months she has already spent in an inpatient mental health facility.
North Carolina v Pellini
Indicted
Paul Pellini was a registered nurse anesthetist in Currituck County and has been in jail due to not making bail on a rape charge. He is now accused three additional charges of rape, three charges of sexual penetration under pretext of medical treatment and one count of sexual exploitation of a minor.
Britain v Brooks
Guilty
Jonathan Brooks, a plastic surgeon in England, hated a colleague plastic surgeon Graeme Perks. He was found guilty of going to Perk's home, breaking in with a crowbar and setting fire to the home and stabbing Perks. He will be sentenced at a later date.
Pennsylvania v Garcia
Sentenced
Ramon Garcia worked at Carbon Health Urgent Care in Abington Township. A woman had reported to police that Garcia insisted that he watch her pee into a cup while performing a pre-employment physical on her. Another woman also had accused him of posing as an nurse and inappropriately touching her. He was sentenced to five to ten years in prison.
Iowa v Markley
Sentenced
Carl Markley, NP of Ames, was sentenced to life in prison. He had plead guilty of 15 counts of sex trafficking. He was a business owner who offered to do medical exams for dozens of young men and perform sex research. He tricked them into performing sex acts.
Florida v Haberle
Arrested
Fran Haberle of Lantana, was arrested for illegally posing as a physician and dispensing steroids.
Florida v Suarez
Arrested
Wilson Suarez of Doral was arrested for practicing medicine without a license. He performed a cosmetic surgery procedure on a female patient by posing as a physician.
North Carolina v Jordan
Arrested
Dr. Richard Jordan of Bethlehem and works as Wake Forest Regional Babtist Medical Center was arrested on sexual exploitation of a minor. He downloaded child porn.
New York v Hoyos-Foronda
Arrested
Felipe Hoyos-Foronda of Astoria, New York was arrested trying to flee the US after a person went into cardiac arrest. That person was getting an illegal butt implant removal done at the fake doctor's "office". He called 911 and then fled the scene when paramedics arrived. Top
US v Prometheus Group
Settlement
The New Hampshire manufacturer has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle allegations that they told providers that they could reuse single use rectal sensors and single use catheters.
US v Vohra Wound Physicians Management
Filed
The wound care service has been sued by the feds for allegedly overbilling Medicare along with billing for unallowed services.
US v Roethle
Guilty
Dr. Scott Roethle from the Kansas City, Kansas, area plead guilty of accepting kickbacks to order unnecessary DME, genetic tests and pain creams. He was a telemedicine physician and ordered and received kickback without ever examining any patients.
US v Tekippe
Convicted
A federal jury convicted Benjamin Tekippe DC of New Orleans of health care fraud. He solicited patients to receive chiropractic services and then billed the Blues for services not rendered. He also forged the medical records. Top
New York Anesthesiologists v United Healthcare,
MultipPlan
Dismissed
A federal judge dismissed the suit that alleged conspiring to lower rates paid. The judge stated that the physicians failed to plausibly allege the companies entered into an unlawful agreement.
Amin v NBC Universal
Settlement
NBC Universal paid a significant sum to Dr. Amin for defamation. They accused him without checking and with malice of performing many unnecessary hysterectomies on women in a detention center. He showed that these accusation was false. Top
Hundie, Birhanau v Piedmont Eastside Medical Center
Filed
The parents of a 2 year old daughter filed a suit against the hospital and the ED physician who treated her. They realized she was having an allergic reaction and they say it took over 20 minutes for her to receive a shot of epinephrine. They also claim that the ED physician attempted to intubate the child but soon realized there was not a right size tube for a pediatric intubation. Top
Joy v University of Iowa
Filed
Dr. Parijat Joy is suing the University for disability discrimination and retaliation. His son required intensive medical care out of state and he allegedly requested flexible scheduling to allow him to visit his son. He says that the request was met with harassment. He also says he was forced to accept a nine month leave without benefits and was retaliated against by his supervisor insisting that he undergo intensive clinical rotations. He later fractured his wrist and again was denied schedule modifications to allow his wrist to heal. The University then cancelled his fellowship for the following year allegedly falsely that he lacked medical knowledge, and was unprofessional. Top
DISCLAIMER: Although this article is updated periodically, it reflects the author's point of view at the time of publication. Nothing in this article constitutes legal advice. Readers should consult with their own legal counsel before acting on any of the information presented.