Covering medical malpractice lawsuits, dental negligence cases, pharmaceutical litigation, and FDA-related legal actions. Find out when healthcare providers are held accountable and what patients can do.
The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), also called Medicare Open Enrollment, runs from October 15 to December 7, 2026. It is the main window to change Medicare Advantage or Part D prescription drug coverage for 2027. Changes made in this window generally take effect January 1, 2027. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)…
Stamford physician Steven Murphy, M.D., and his two medical practices agreed to pay $866,539 to resolve federal and Connecticut allegations involving COVID-19 reimbursement claims and improper Medicare and Medicaid billing for laboratory tests. The settlement covers alleged conduct from September 2019 through April 2022. Murphy, Murphy Medical Associates LLC and Diagnostic and Medical Specialists of…
A Dutchess County, New York jury returned a verdict of more than $6.8 million against Sapphire Nursing at Wappingers, LLC in a certified class action over nursing home understaffing. The verdict was reported as rendered on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, after a seven-day trial, and announced by plaintiffs’ counsel on Friday, October 16. Verdict at…
Purdue Pharma L.P., the maker of OxyContin, was sentenced in federal court on April 28, 2026 and ceased operating in its former form on May 1, 2026, when its Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan took effect. Its operations transferred to Knoa Pharma, LLC, a new public-benefit company. The personal injury trust created by the plan is…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken a step toward changing how pharmacies may compound certain peptides, including substances promoted for muscle recovery, injury healing, sleep and anti-aging. On October 14, 2026, an interim policy titled “Interim Access Policy for Compounding Using Certain Peptides” was submitted to the White House Office of Management…
Perrigo Company plc has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a proposed nationwide class action by shoppers who allege Perrigo and Gerber Products Company made an anticompetitive agreement that kept store-brand infant formula prices high. The settlement was presented in a motion filed in federal court in Brooklyn on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, and…
United Therapeutics Corporation and Liquidia Corporation have signed a global settlement, dated October 13, 2026, resolving six legal disputes over patents, trade secrets, contract claims and antitrust allegations tied to inhaled treprostinil drugs. The disclosed payments total $380.7 million: a $175 million net payment to United Therapeutics within 30 business days, $145.4 million in two…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Early Alert on October 9, 2026 about the Philips Lumify diagnostic ultrasound system. Philips Ultrasound reported four deaths and eight serious injuries associated with the issue as of September 29, 2026. In plain terms, the Lumify app can unexpectedly ask a user to register a transducer…
A South Carolina court-ordered damages judgment arising from the 2011 death of 73-year-old Mildred Watkins at a Hopkins nursing home initially totaled $29,515,245.68. On September 23, 2026, the South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the judgment in large part but modified the punitive damages on the estate’s survival claim. Based on the figures in the…