The following is a roundup of recently reported healthcare industry lawsuits, lawsuit updates and settlements, beginning with the most recent.
1. Court dismisses PPACA employer mandate lawsuit brought by physicians
A unanimous three-judge panel from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in 
2. 3 patient recruiters sentenced in $20M False Claims, Anti-Kickback scheme
Three patient recruiters were sentenced for their involvement in a healthcare fraud and kickback scheme while working for Miami-based Trust Care Health Services, a home healthcare company.
3. Judge approves $190M settlement between Johns Hopkins and women allegedly taped by gynecologist
A judge finalized the $190 million settlement between Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Health System and more than 8,000 patients who were allegedly taped by a gynecologist who used a tiny camera to photograph women and girls during examinations.
4. Medtronic pays states $362k to settle False Claims Act claims
Minneapolis-based Medtronic, a medical device manufacture, agreed to pay $362,362 to 46 states and the
5. Detroit area physician admits providing medically unnecessary chemotherapy as part of $225M fraud scheme
6. Court dismisses AHA's case over rejected inpatient payments
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly dismissed the lawsuit brought by the American Hospital Association against CMS over rejected inpatient payments, finding judicial review is not permitted.
7. Gilead Sciences faces False Claims Act case alleging defective-drug fraud
The government unsealed a False Claims Act lawsuit against Foster City, Calif.-based Gilead Sciences that alleges the company defrauded taxpayers by selling defective and contaminated drugs to Medicare and Medicaid.
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