On March 13, Rod J. Rosenstein of the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Maryland announced that a settlement had been reached in the case of a Lutherville ophthalmologist who was facing claims pursuant to the Federal False Claims Act. In order to resolve... Read More

In a recent breast cancer study, researchers found evidence linking bisphenol A (BPA) and diethylstilbestrol (DES) to an increased risk of breast cancer among women. While DES is has not been in use in the U.S. since 1971, about four million people are expected to... Read More

A malpractice claim against Kaiser alleging birth injuries has been settled for $4.1 million. The woman who filed the claim is the great grandmother and guardian ad litem to a seven-year-old boy diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy and epilepsy. The plaintiff claims a delay of... Read More

Substandard care injures one in every three nursing home residents, according to an investigation conducted by the Inspector General of the US Department of Health & Human Services.  Although the causes of the nursing home abuse vary, the report found that 60% of the incidents... Read More

In a 5-2 ruling last week, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that medical malpractice caps on non-economic damages violates the state constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. The ruling changes limits placed on malpractice damages awarded, which were proposed in 2003 by then Governor, Jeb Bush. The cap... Read More

Disturbing study results in Geneva, Switzerland showed that 86% of the raw chicken that ended up in a hospital kitchen destined for patient and hospital worker meals was contaminated with a severe form of E.Coli bacteria known as extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL-PE). Although many forms of... Read More

Lance Weinrib died in April 2013 without knowing he had cancer because medical facilities in Long Island failed to communicate his condition, a lawsuit filed for hospital negligence alleges. Mr. Weinrib – a deaf man – was allegedly not given access to an interpreter prior... Read More

The annual Health Care and Abuse Control (HCFAC) Program report for fiscal year 2013, which was released on February 26, shows what Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius say are record-breaking returns from money spent on health care-related fraud... Read More