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Federal Appellate Court Affirms Arbitration Award In Air Ambulance Bill Dispute

January 12, 2026

No Surprises Act (“NSA”) Congress passed the No Surprises Act (“NSA”) to address the issue of “surprise billing.” Among other provisions, the NSA generally limits the amount an insured patient will pay for emergency services furnished by an out-of-network provider and for certain non-eme[...]

Massachusetts Physician Pleads Guilty To Involuntary Manslaughter And Illegally Prescribing Opioids

January 11, 2026

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced in November 2025 that Dr. Richard Miron, 83, of Dracut, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for illegally prescribing opioids to an at-risk patient that resulted in her death and to other at-risk patients for no legitimate medi[...]

$41.5 Million Texas Settlement With Pfizer And Tris Pharma

January 10, 2026

In November 2023, the Texas Office of the Attorney General’s Civil Medicaid Fraud Division sued Pfizer, Inc., Tris Pharma, Inc. and Tris CEO Ketan Mehta for allegedly defrauding the Texas Medicaid program by providing adulterated pharmaceutical drugs to Texas children in violation of the Texas Med[...]

17 Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed Against Iowa Nursing Home Chain In 16 months

January 9, 2026

Care Initiatives, which operates 43 Iowa nursing homes, several assisted living centers, and several hospice locations in Iowa, reportedly has been sued for alleged wrongful death and negligence at least 17 times during a recent 16 month period. The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported: Parkridge Specialt[...]

D.C. Appellate Court Affirms $4M Medical Malpractice Verdict

January 8, 2026

MedStar claimed that the plaintiff’s counsel’s closing improperly “encouraged the jury to abandon the appropriate standard of care analysis and instead decide whether [MedStar] kept Mr. Kaplan ‘safe’ and ‘protected’” and necessitated a curative instruction. Although the trial cou[...]

California Appellate Court Rules Summary Judgment Appropriate For Orthopedic Surgeon In Hip Replacement Surgery Malpractice Action

January 7, 2026

Sean Guarino filed a California medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Jacob Tauber on May 26, 2020, alleging causes of action for medical malpractice and lack of informed consent. Guarino alleged that between approximately September 2018 and May 2019, Dr. Tauber negligently and carelessly examined[...]

Texas Appellate Court Rules Sexual Assault Allegation Was Not Health Care Malpractice Claim

January 6, 2026

Fourteen-year-old S.L.P. was admitted to Carrus Behavioral Hospital. Approximately one week later, she was discharged from Carrus’ inpatient program and transitioned to an outpatient program. She participated in counseling in the morning and did her schoolwork in the afternoon. In the afternoon pr[...]

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Case, Overturning Tribunal’s Decision

January 5, 2026

On July 6, 2020, the decedent, a fifty-eight year old man, presented to the emergency department at Cape Cod Hospital (CCH) via ambulance because he was unable to use his left arm. He reported that he had fallen approximately two weeks prior and did not experience pain until one week afterward. Dr. [...]

Ohio Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Case May Have Been Timely Filed

January 4, 2026

On July 20, 2021, Isidora Tsonis went to Miami\Valley Hospital (“MVH”) for an electrophysiology study, a cardiology procedure requiring general anesthesia with intubation. Edward Jones, a certified registered nurse anesthetist, provided anesthetic services for the procedure. According to Tsonis�[...]

Former Nursing Assistant In Baton Rouge Indicted For Negligent Homicide

January 3, 2026

The Louisiana Attorney General announced on October 6, 2025 that a former nursing assistant at a facility in Baton Rouge has been indicted by a grand jury after an investigation by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. According to the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office, on June 14, 2024, Diamond [...]

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Grants Immunity To Hospital That Provided Medical Care For A Physical Ailment Of A Patient Admitted For Mental Health Treatment

January 2, 2026

Section 114 of the Pennsylvania Mental Health Procedures Act (“MHPA”) provides protection, absent willful misconduct or gross negligence, from civil and criminal liability to institutions and individuals “who participate[] in a decision that a person be examined or treated” under the Act. Se[...]

Florida Appellate Court Holds Insufficient Evidence To Justify Man’s Involuntary Mental Illness Hold

January 1, 2026

Jean Joseph appealed an involuntary inpatient placement order issued pursuant to the Baker Act (Part 1 of chapter 394 is referred to as “The Florida Mental Health Act” or “The Baker Act.” § 394.451, Fla. Stat. (2025)). Joseph contended that the state’s evidence was insufficient to demonst[...]

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