From HCA facing a lawsuit for a data theft incident that affected 171 hospitals and health systems, to Johnson & Johnson suing four physicians over published research, here are 12 healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements Becker's has reported since July 10.
1. The California Supreme Court says the state's medical association has standing to sue Aetna's operations in California for allegedly interfering with the medical judgment of physicians who refer patients to out-of-network providers.
2. Three nurse practitioners are suing the state of California for its restrictions over the use of "doctor," asking the court to prevent enforcement of the law.
3. The family of a woman with dementia who was killed by a train is suing NYC Health + Hospitals, alleging the health system donated her organs to LiveOnNY without consent.
4. U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks issued a ruling putting an end to a longstanding issue in Florida where Medicaid-reliant children with complex health needs requiring constant care are placed in nursing homes.
5. A second patient filed a lawsuit against Wichita, Kan.-based Ascension Via Christi St. Francis for negligence after she was allegedly raped by a man who sneaked into the hospital.
6. Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is facing a lawsuit for a recent data theft incident that affected 171 hospitals and health systems across the U.S. and may have exposed information of about 11 million patients.
7. Johnson & Johnson is suing four physicians over published research linking its talc-based baby powder products to mesothelioma.
8. Stone Academy, a for-profit nursing program in West Haven, Conn., which shut down in February, is now facing a lawsuit from the state's Attorney General William Tong alleging violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act.
9. A patient is suing Oklahoma City-based Integris Health accusing it of sharing his health information with Big Tech companies.
10. A whistleblower case filed in 2017 against Medtronic recently became unsealed, CNBC reported July 12. The lawsuit accuses the medical device company of bribing employees at a Kansas VA hospital to buy "grossly excessive inventory."
11. Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University and Health System are facing a patient-led lawsuit that alleges the health system failed to protect patients' health information when it was compromised due to a ransomware attack on a software vulnerability called MOVEit.
12. A federal judge in Connecticut denied a class-action bid against Cigna for allegedly overcharging members for medical equipment and violating its fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.