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Stories about physicians and other healthcare professionals involved in lawsuits—as either a plaintiff or a defendant—or accused of breaking the law. Various legal updates or unusual stories in the news may land here.

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Family of man who died of a heart attack settles lawsuit for $1.9M after error led to delayed care

EMTs waited outside the man's house for 13 minutes before finally entering. The delay, it turns out, was due to an error in the dispatcher's computer system. 

October 6, 2023

Cardiologist’s date rape trial scheduled for March

The 35-year-old cardiologist faces a total of 51 felony charges. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment.

October 6, 2023
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Cardiologist to pay $6.5M after trading kickbacks for imaging referrals in complex fraud scheme

In addition to the hefty fine, the New York physician has agreed to relinquish ownership of his cardiology practice after exchanging kickbacks for PET and SPECT referrals for more than a decade.

September 20, 2023
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‘Horrible and atrocious’: Denver cardiologist accused of date rape by multiple women is headed to trial

The 35-year-old cardiologist faces a total of 51 felony charges. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Oct. 6.

September 15, 2023
Medtronic faces lawsuit for sharing data of customers who used the InPen smartphone app

Medtronic faces class-action lawsuit after patient data shared with Google, other third-party sites

The complaint describes Medtronic's actions as “immoral, unethical, oppressive and unscrupulous.”

September 8, 2023
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Cardiology group faces class-action lawsuit after cyberattack exposed patients’ personal data

Patients learned that their names, social security numbers, banking numbers and credit card information were all potentially exposed as a result of the attack.

June 27, 2023

Cardiologist agrees to pay $5M for overstating heart findings to justify unnecessary procedures

The North Carolina physician allegedly performed unnecessary atherectomy procedures to treat minor blockages in the leg arteries of multiple patients.

June 15, 2023
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Cardiologist accused of date rape by 15 women could face life in prison, judge says

The cardiologist's bond has been set at $5 million. He will appear in court next on June 22 for a preliminary hearing.

June 12, 2023
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