From an orthopedic practice suing to keep to Wisconsin hospitals opened past their planned closure date to a judge upholding $183M malpractice verdict against Penn Medicine, here are 12 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker's has reported since Jan. 30:
1. Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, which owns Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health, withdrew its lawsuit against the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education after the organization removed Crozer-Chester Medical Center's surgical residency program's accreditation.
2. Detroit-based Henry Ford Health secured preliminary approval from a judge to contribute $5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by employees who alleged their retirement plans were too costly compared to other similar, lower-cost investment options.
3. An orthopedic practice is suing to keep two Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System-owned hospitals in Wisconsin open at least three months past their planned closure date.
4. A jury ruled that Seattle Children's is responsible for exposing two babies and an 11-year-old to mold at the hospital and must pay $215,000 to the families of the children.
5. A proposed class-action lawsuit against Milwaukee and Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Aurora Health alleges the health system used its market power to suppress competition and impose "eye-watering prices on commercial health plans and their members in Wisconsin."
6. A group of community members filed a lawsuit against New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System, alleging the health system deliberately moved services and staff from Mount Sinai Beth Israel and the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary to sell its assets and real estate.
7. Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health agreed to pay more than $11.7 to resolve allegations that it submitted annual wellness visit services that violated Medicare rules.
8. A judge ruled in favor of Steward Carney Hospital and its former president, Bill Walczak, declaring that neither engaged in defamation or retaliation when firing 31 employees more than a decade ago.
9. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center in Pomona, Calif.-based agreed to pay more than $2 million to resolve allegations it overbilled the state's Medicaid program for prescription medications.
10. Columbia, Md.-based MedStar reached an agreement with the Justice Department after allegedly depriving individuals with disabilities access to medical care by excluding the presence of their support persons.
11. St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's filed a motion aiming to let the hospital hold off on a payment for its civil case that was made famous by a Netflix documentary.
12. In a medical malpractice case about a 45-minute delayed cesarean section, a judge upheld an order requiring Philadelphia-based Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to pay $183 million.