February 15, 2025 Recent Legal News
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West v Trinity Health Medical group, Trinity Health
Muskegon Hospital
Filed
Dr. Daniel West filed suit against the medical group and the hospital after his firing for allegedly reporting a fellow physician performing unnecessary surgeries. He alleges he and another were approached by an electrcardiographer with concerns on a third cardiologist interpretations of tests so he/she could do more pacemaker implantations. An investigation allegedly showed that allegations were true and he reported the finding to a practice administrator as well as federal authorities. If his allegations are true one might expect a seven figure settlement.
Florida v Perrigo
Arrested
Kelly Perigo, LPN was arrested and accused of felony child neglect. Perigo ws caring for a child and was accused by someone in the household of not feeding the child who required round the clock care. The nanny cam apparently saw her try to feed the child and leave the room with a full bottle in hand.
Ohio v Henderson
Indicted
Amber Henderson RN of Warrenville was arrested and indicted for involuntary manslaughter, tampering with records and gross patient neglect. She worked at Avenue Warrenville Care and Rehabilitation Center in Warrenville Heights. She was to care for a patient among others and when she went to check on the patient the patient was not there. She thought the patient was visiting with her brother and did not report the patient as missing until the next day. She was found unresponsive on a back patio and died. Henderson was recently graduated from nursing school and newly licensed. She had received less than optimum training at the home. This might be nurse scapegoating so the home does not incur more fines.
Great Britain v Letby
Review
Lucy Letby RN ws tried and convicted of the deaths of at least 7 babies under her care along with attempted murder on others. Now an international panel of neonatal and pediatric specialists have said they found no evidence that she murdered or attempted to murder anyone under her care. They stressed the care at the hospital unit was very poor and the management ws poor. There was significant understaffing at the hospital as is common in the socialized system.
Maryland v Haque
Arrested
One female patient reported to police that Dr. Syed Haque inappropriately touched her under the guise of a pelvic and breast exam which were not the reason for her visit. He was charged with rape?, and assault. The article did not say why the woman was at the office.
Great Briton v Doe
Dropped
Doe, a 13 year old, was arrested for impersonating a physician. He was caught in scrubs and with a fake ID. He was given a stern talking to and de-arrested.
Louisiana v Talbot
Sentenced
Dr. Adrian Talbot of Slidell was sentenced to 87 months in prison. He was convicted of healthcare fraud and distributing oxycodone illegally.
Ohio v Campbell
Arrested
Dr. Andrew Campbell, a Hem/Onc fellow at the University of Toledo, of Toledo was arrested for allegedly setting the home of another physician on fire.
Meyer v Rady Children's Hospital
Order
A judge ruled that the invasion of privacy suit could go forward. This long running case is over the hospital using camera to spy on a minor and his family to prove he was being abused. They not only did not prove their case but are now being sued for their effort.
New York v Neisani-Somani
Indicted
Elham Neisani-Somani, a former Mohawk Valley Health resident was indicted for writing fraudulent prescriptions. she allegedly stole the identity of another physician and wrote prescriptions for meds under that name.
Louisiana v Carpenter
Indicted
Louisiana has indicted Dr. Margaret Carpenter, a New York physician, for criminal abortion after she wrote a prescription for mifepristone and misoprostol for a mother of a teenage pregnant female. The mother then forced her daughter to take the meds to abort the fetus. New York has refused to extradite the physician to Louisiana for trial. This is a replay of Texas indicted the same doctor last year on similar charges but civilly, not criminally. Top
US v Baldonado
Guilty
Dr. Alexander Baldonado of Queens, New York, was convicted by a jury of fraud. He submitted a large amount of fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary medical tests and braces. He received money for these medical referrals.
Hospitals v US
Judge
A federal Judge in Massachusetts has ordered a pause on the administration reducing the payments to hospitals and others to do research under NIH. The administration wanted a 15% cap on payments for indirect costs linked to research.
Doctors of America v US
Order
A federal judge in Washington DC issued a TRO against the US ordering the CDC and the FDA to restore their websites.
US v UnitedHealth
Settlement
The insurer has agreed to pay $20 million to settle allegations that they improperly denied claims for emergency room visits and urinary drug screenings for thousands of patients. They apparently blanket denied all claims for these visits.
Doe v UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Filed
The 15 year old white female was rejected after applying for an internship program that supports those who are minority and interested in health programs. Top
Schmidtknecht v Walgrens, Optum Rx
Filed
A 22 year old died after he went to get his asthma medication and was told the cost went from $66 to 539. He could not afford the medicine and decided to try to manage his lifelong asthma with his rescue inhaler. He died several days later. The plaintiff is stating that Optum broke the state law by raising the price without a valid medical reason and that Walgreen's failed to offer any workaround.
Women v Lee
Filed
Six women filed suit against Dr. Scott Lee, an OB/GYN at the California Institution for Women. They claim he refused to stop exams when the women were in pain and restrained them when they expressed discomfort. He also is accused of making inappropriate and sexualized comments along with retaliation against the incarcerated who complained. The attorneys are attempting to make this a class action suit.
Kryzak v Nortwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital
Filed
The suit accuses the physician who operated on him along with the hospital personnel of malpractice for leaving a sponge inside his neck after cancer surgery. He had a second surgery to remove the sponge. Top
Steed v MetroHealth
Filed
Dr. Airica Steed, the former CEO of MetoHealth, is suing after being fired for alleged poor leadership, for discrimination etc. 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.