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Study Finds COVID-19 Epidemic Reduced Cancer Survival Rates

June 27, 2026

A study published on February 5, 2026 in JAMA Oncology entitled Survival of Patients Diagnosed With Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic reported that a population-based cohort study of more than 1 million people in the United States found that patients diagnosed with cancer in 2020 and 2021, when co[...]

$315K South Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Fall In Hospital

June 26, 2026

In April 2026, a South Carolina medical malpractice jury in Richland County determined that defendant Prisma Health Richland Hospital was liable for $315,000 in damages for the fractured hip suffered by an 88-year-old patient who fell in the hospital. The patient was required to undergo surgery to t[...]

FDA Warns GLP-1 Maker Novo Nordisk Inc. About Failure To Properly Report Deaths And Strokes

June 25, 2026

On March 5, 2026, the FDA issued a warning letter to Nova Nordisk Inc. that stated: This Warning Letter informs you of objectionable conditions observed during the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection conducted at your firm, Novo Nordisk Inc. (hereinafter referred to as NNI), between J[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of UTI Testing FTC Fraud Claim

June 24, 2026

The Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTC”) imposes liability on anyone who “knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval” to the federal government. 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1)(A). For a successful FCA claim under this part of the st[...]

Erbe USA Announces Voluntary Recall Of Certain Flexible Cryoprobes

June 23, 2026

“Erbe has initiated a voluntary recall of specific flexible Cryoprobes (being produced from 21.07.2025 and before 14.11.2025) from the market. At the time of this letter [February 12, 2026], Erbe received 43 complaints related to this product problem. The 43 complaints have been id[...]

California Medical Scan Provider Agrees To Pay $8.3 Million To Resolve False Claims Allegations That It Unlawfully Paid Doctors Kickbacks

June 22, 2026

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced on May 1, 2026 that Modern Nuclear Inc. (MNI), a La Habra-based mobile PET scan company, agreed to pay a total of $8,334,350 plus additional money based on future revenue to resolve False Claims Act allegation[...]

FDA Warns 30 Telehealth Companies Against Illegal Marketing of Compounded GLP-1s

June 21, 2026

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on March 3, 2026 the issuance of 30 warning letters to telehealth companies for making false or misleading claims regarding compounded GLP-1 products offered on their websites. Under section 502(a) of the FDCA [21 U.S.C. § 352(a)] a drug is misb[...]

Texas Appellate Court Rules No Compensatory Damages Allowable For Noneconomic Harm Caused By Unwanted Pregnancy Resulting In Abortion

June 20, 2026

In 2021, Candace Williams was pregnant with twins, and her pregnancy was considered high-risk. Although she contemplated having an abortion, she instead decided to carry the twins to term but asked Dr. Sheri M. Puffer to perform a tubal ligation sterilization procedure when the twins were delivered [...]

Georgia Supreme Court Refuses To Apply Damages Cap To Overall Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Verdict

June 19, 2026

In May 2019, April S. Clark had surgery to remove an ovarian cyst, during which her bowel was perforated. Following the surgery, while under the care of Dr. Thomas Leigh, Dr. William Shirley, Dr. John Williams, and Dr. Thomas Woodyard, Clark experienced complications and ultimately died on June 27, [...]

Mississippi Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal Of Claim Involving Organ Donation Process That Was Begun While Patient Was Still Alive

June 18, 2026

After being informed by a hospital in Meridian, Mississippi, that Paula Denison was dead, her family agreed to donate their mother’s organs. Accordingly, she was transported to a transplant facility in Flowood, Mississippi, to begin the organ-donation process. But as time passed, it became clear t[...]

Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court’s Discretion In Striking Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Expert

June 17, 2026

Following Lisa’s death, her daughter Whitney filed a medical malpractice suit on behalf of Lisa’s wrongful-death beneficiaries. Whitney’s complaint asserted that Lisa’s healthcare providers, including Dr. Doolittle, were negligent in treating her sepsis. In her discovery responses, Whitney s[...]

New Jersey Comptroller’s Medicaid Fraud Report Regarding Two Nursing Homes

June 16, 2026

The New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) conducted an in-depth investigation into the operations of two nursing homes, Hammonton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare (Hammonton) and Deptford Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare (Deptford), focusing on a five-and-a-half-year perio[...]

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