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Massachusetts Sues United Healthcare, Alleging $100 Million Fraud Against MassHealth

August 8, 2026

On May 29, 2026, the Massachusetts Attorney General filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court against UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company, d/b/a UnitedHealthcare Community Plans of Massachusetts (United), alleging the company falsely manipulated the health status of MassHealth&nbs[...]

Iowa Nursing Home Sued Three Times For Wrongful Death Since 2024

August 7, 2026

Parkridge Specialty Care of Pleasant Hill, Iowa reportedly has been sued three times since 2024 for wrongful death, with the most recent filed in August 2025 by the Estate of Maris Bergis, alleging dependent adult abuse, recklessness, negligence, and wrongful death. The lawsuit reportedly alleges th[...]

Lindsay Clancy Filed Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Her Medical Providers Alleging Their Negligence Led To Her Strangling Her Three Children

August 6, 2026

Lindsay Clancy has filed a lawsuit for personal injury and loss of arising from “the catastrophic failure of multiple medical providers to properly diagnose, treat, and monitor Lindsay’s severe postpartum psychiatric condition, despite her repeated, desperate pleas for help and her famil[...]

Iowa Supreme Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case Under Savings Statute

August 5, 2026

In May 2019, Melinda Williams consulted Kenneth J. Hartman, M.D., about abdominal discomfort. During another appointment the following month, Hartman diagnosed Williams with diverticulosis of the colon and recommended surgery. On July 5, 2019, Hartman performed surgery on Williams in which he dissec[...]

Federal Lawsuit Alleges Plaintiff Harmed By VA Spinal Cord Stimulator Study

August 4, 2026

On May 20, 2026, an Arizona man filed a federal tort claim (medical malpractice) lawsuit against the United States in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona alleging that he was implanted with a spinal cord stimulator during a VA clinical study that caused him to lose his ability to wal[...]

Maine Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Radiologist Missed Spinal Epidural Abscess On CT Scan And Delayed Gastro-Esophageal Cancer Diagnosis

August 3, 2026

A recently filed Maine medical malpractice lawsuit against a radiologist, the radiology practice that employs him, and a local hospital reportedly alleges that plaintiff Jeffrey Robinson went to the emergency department at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine in March 2023, with complaint[...]

Michigan Supreme Court Overrules Prior Decision, Rules Medical Malpractice Tolling Statute Applies To Wrongful Death Claims

August 2, 2026

Keran Ernest, as personal representative of the estate of Maurice Ernest, brought a Michigan medical malpractice action alleging that defendants failed to properly diagnose and treat Maurice when he presented to the emergency department at McLaren Regional Medical Center on July 16, 2020, with chest[...]

Texas Appellate Court Holds Patient’s Claim Of Sexual Assault By PCP Is Health Care Liability Claim Requiring Expert’s Report

August 1, 2026

On April 22, 2024, Glenda Dickenson, a seventy-four-year-old woman, attended a scheduled, medical appointment with Marco Chavez, M.D., her primary care physician. She “presented with complaints about her blood pressure and pain in her spine and hips.” During her appointment, Dickenson and Chavez[...]

$1.5M Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Negligently Performed Colonoscopy Requiring Splenectomy

July 31, 2026

On May 9, 2026, a Virginia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1.5 million for an improperly performed colonoscopy that required a splenectomy, leaving the patient immunocompromised for the rest of her life. On March 5, 2024, the plaintiff underwent a colonoscopy performe[...]

$500,000 Virginia Medical Malpractice Settlement For Surgery On Wrong Area Of Back

July 30, 2026

On April 30, 2026, a Virginia medical malpractice lawsuit that alleged that a surgeon operated on an area of a patient’s back that was lower than the intended area was settled for $500,000. The plaintiff did not claim medical expenses and the settlement was for her noneconomic damages. The Vir[...]

Aetna Agrees To Pay $117.7 Million To Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations Involving Medicare Advantage Enrollees

July 29, 2026

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced on March 10, 2026 that Aetna Inc., a national insurer incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $117,700,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting or[...]

Johnson & Johnson Announces Proposed Resolution of Ovarian Talc Litigation

July 28, 2026

On July 27, 2026, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the “Company”) announced that it has reached an agreement for a comprehensive resolution of the remaining talc litigation with the plaintiff firms leading the federal Multi-District Litigation (MDL) and related state court proceedings, conditi[...]

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