August 1, 2025 Recent Legal News
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US v Mehta
Guilty
Dr. Sanjay Mehta of Shady Springs, West Virginia, plead guilty of prescribing narcotics without a medical reason. He had his DEA license revoked and will be sentenced later.
US v Plasencia
Guilty
Dr. Salvador Plasencia , of Calabasas, California, the physician to actor Mathew Perry has plead guilty to ketamine distribution. He will lose his medical license and will be sentenced later. He did not sell Perry the fatal dose of Ketamine but did concoct a fake treatment plan for Perry.
Florida v Seth
Indicted
Dr. Richard Seth, an ophthalmologist in Stuart, Florida, was arrested for first degree murder of his ex-wife. She was found dead several days prior.
US v Eriksen
Indicted
Dr. Calvin Eriksen, a transplant surgeon in Brookfield, Wisconsin, was arrested for child porn. His website has been removed from Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Wisconsin. This came from a tip of an ISP.
US v Kalra
Indicted
Dr. Ritesh Kalra of Secaucas, New Jersey, was indicted for distributing narcotics without a medical reason. His practice must be closed while the case is pending. He was an internist in Fair lawn, New Jersey and allegedly ran a pill mill out of his practice. He also has been charged with milling fed med for services never performed.
New Jersey v Tancer
Charged
Dr. Richard Tanger of Montville was charged for one count of sexual assault. A woman claimed she was sexually assaulted during a medical exam. Did he do it or was it a regular part of a good exam? The shadow knows.
Wisconsin v Eriksen
Arrested
Dr. Calvin Ericksen was arrested on charges of possessing and distributing child porn. He is now on leave from the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Pennsylvania v Leoni
Charged
Psychologist Jeffery Leoni of Wyomissing has been charged with touching a patient inappropriately and sexual abuse of children.
Massachusetts v Raj
Charged
Dr. Sah Raj was arrested in Boston along with another on charges of purchasing sex. He answered an ad from a 13 year old girl.
Colorado v Craig
Sentenced
James Craig, DDS, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife. he was convicted of poisoning her with cyanide.
Florida v Gupta
Arrested
Dr. Neha Gupta was arrested in Oklahoma and extradited to Florida for trial in the death of her daughter. The doctor claimed the daughter accidentally drowned in the pool but an autopsy found no water in her lungs and changes consistent with suffocation. Top
US v Gilead Sciences
Settlement
The company agreed to pay $202 million to settle allegations that they paid kickbacks to physicians, sent them on drips and fed them in order to coerce their prescribing HIV drugs.
US v Forefront Dermatology, Henghold Surgery Center
Settlement
Forefron wons a derm practice in Florida DBA henghold Dermatology. Both practices are owned by Dr. William Henghold and did wound repair procedures following Mohs surgery. The feds accused the businesses of upcoding by billing for small flap repairs as if they were larger repairs. The government is now almost $900,000 richer due to the settlement.
US v Baker
Convicted
A federal jury convicted Scharmaine Baker of Richmond, Texas, for health care fraud. The NP ordered medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests for patient she never met nor examined. She worked for a teleheath company and prescribed after brief phone calls. Top
Patients v Dignity Health
Filed
Multiple patients have filed suits against Dignity Health for their handling or not handling of dead patients. At least two patients died at the Dignity Mercy San Juan Medical Center and their bodies were lost for a year. The families were not told they had died but were allegedly told they had left AMA. One was allegedly made an organ donor without consent of the family.
Patients v Northwell Health
Filed
Over 250 patients have filed suit against the Great Neck, New York, hospital after it was discovered that an employee, Sanjai Syamaprasad, had installed cameras in bathrooms in two facilities. He has already plead guilty. Top
Smith v Middlesex Hospital
Filed
The Connecticut hospital is being sued by the son of a patient who died while allegedly being restrained for over 24 hours. During that time it is alleged that her blood pressure and pulse became elevated and she died from cardiac arrest. Top
Loftus v Eisenhower Medical Center, Abbasi
Verdict
Dr. Richard Loftus, the former assistant program director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the hospital, sued the hospital, their primary care provider group EMC and Dr, Mehrdad Abbasi for harassment and retaliation. This was over the hospital's resistance to mandatory masking and other safety measures he championed during Covid. He won at arbitration $1.6 million for loss of earnings, and emotional distress. The next phase of the trial will focus on punitive damages. The retired judge arbiter was particularly harsh on CEO Martin Massiello for his failure to heed Lofus' warnings. Dr. Abasi had been previously accused of having a toxic work environment and being a woman hater. He was now also being classified as a Covid denier and so did not create a safe work environment. Sounds right for Eisenhower to deny deny deny. 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.