Massachusetts Doctor and Wife Charged in Superseding Indictment
A Lexington doctor, Rahim Shafa, 64, and his wife, Nahid “Nina” Tormosi Shafa, 63, who works as his office manager, were charged in a superseding…
Woman Sues Nurse, California Hospital over Alleged Sexual Assault
A former patient is suing a nurse and a Mission Viejo hospital over an alleged sexual assault that occurred at the facility earlier this year,…
St. Jude Agrees to Pay $27 Million for Allegedly Selling Defective Heart Devices
St. Jude Medical Inc. (St. Jude) has agreed to pay $27 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that, between November 2014 and…
Healthcare Workers File Lawsuit Alleging Amazon Alexa Devices Violated HIPAA
A lawsuit has been filed against Amazon by four healthcare workers who allege their Amazon Alexa devices may have recorded conversations without their intent or…
US DOL Finds a NJ Healthcare Service Provider Failed to Protect Employees from COVID-19 Exposure
Following a COVID-19 outbreak that led to death of two employees in March 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)…
Avanos Medical Inc. to Pay $22M to Resolve Criminal Charge Related to Fraudulent Misbranding
Avanos Medical Inc., a US-based multinational medical device corporation, has agreed to pay more than $22 million to resolve a criminal charge relating to the…
Medical Device Companies to Pay $38.75 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Two medical device manufacturers have agreed to pay $38.75 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act for billing the Medicare program…
Former Owner of Defunct New England Compounding Center Resentenced to 14 Years in Prison
The former owner of the now-defunct New England Compounding Center (NECC) was resentenced in federal court in Boston in connection with the 2012 nationwide fungal…
Texas Physician’s Assistant Admits to Defrauding Medicaid and Medicare
Christopher Felix Montoya, a licensed Physician’s Assistant and owner of TPC Family Care and Medical Clinics in San Antonio and Laredo, admitted to defrauding Medicaid,…
Colorado ALF Cited for Failing to Prevent Resident’s Suicide, Giving State False Information
Inspectors from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment have cited a Colorado Assisted Living Facility for failing to conduct quarterly checks that could…