The following is a roundup of recently reported healthcare industry lawsuits and lawsuit updates, starting with the most recent.
1. Lawsuit against NewYork-Presbyterian over filming death of man in ER dismissed
A lawsuit filed against NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital over ABC filming the death of a man in the hospital's ER for a reality show was dismissed.
2. White House says GOP healthcare lawsuit is 'incoherent'
The Obama administration filed court documents claiming the lawsuit filed by House Republicans challenging the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act contains "incoherent" legal theory and should be thrown out.
3. Dead patients received psychotherapy as part of $500k Medicare fraud scam
A federal indictment was issued against a Chicago psychotherapist alleging he filed false claims for treatment provided to "long-dead patients."
4. Data breach lawsuit against LabMD permitted to proceed
The Federal Trade Commission received permission to proceed with its enforcement action against LabMD for an alleged healthcare privacy breach.
5. HCA hospital hit with whistle-blower lawsuit alleging fraud
Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., part of Tampa, Fla.-based HCA West Florida, is facing a lawsuit alleging the hospital submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid.
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