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.
Amy Nachman, individually and as special administrator of the estate of Alan Potash, is suing Abbott Laboratories Inc. and St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. She alleges that a Trifecta GT artificial heart valve implanted in her husband in February 2018 failed in September 2024, that a leaflet had completely torn away when surgeons removed…
Family members of people who donated their bodies to Harvard Medical School’s Anatomical Gift Program could receive compensation under a proposed $53 million class action settlement. The lawsuits allege that Harvard failed to safeguard donated remains, which allowed others to improperly remove and sell some of them, causing families emotional distress and uncertainty about what…
Three licensed practical nurses have sued Washington Square Healthcare Center in Warren, Ohio, alleging they were suspended or fired after reporting stolen resident narcotics and insulin shortages and speaking with Ohio Department of Health (ODH) inspectors. Marilyn Hazlerig, Miranda Curtin and Leeanne Shafer filed the lawsuit in the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas. The…
If the Jefferson County Health Department in Missouri sent you a letter about a 2022 data breach, you may be able to claim money from a class action settlement. Jefferson County Health Center, doing business as Jefferson County Health Department, has agreed to pay $2,250,000 to resolve J.D., et al. v. Jefferson County Health Center…
Zenflow, Inc. announced on October 5, 2026, that it closed an oversubscribed $52 million Series D financing round led by Cook Medical. Zenflow also announced an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Cook Medical for the Zenflow Spring® System, an FDA-approved device for men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), commonly called enlarged prostate. This is a…
If American Renal Management LLC, which operates as Innovative Renal Care (IRC), sent you a notice about a 2024 data breach, you may be able to claim benefits from a proposed $900,000 class action settlement. You can claim an estimated $100 cash payment (not guaranteed), up to $5,000 for documented losses, and two years of…
If Natera, Inc. billed you more than $249 or $349 for a Panorama prenatal screening test or a Horizon carrier screening test, you may be able to claim money from a proposed $9.5 million class action settlement. The case, Calcaterra v. Natera, Inc., claims Natera misled patients about what they would pay out of pocket….
A federal judge sentenced Purdue Pharma L.P., the maker of OxyContin, on April 28, 2026, ordering a $3.544 billion criminal fine and a $2 billion criminal forfeiture, for a total of $5.544 billion. The Justice Department will credit up to $1.775 billion against the forfeiture. Three days later, on May 1, 2026, Purdue’s bankruptcy plan…
The United States has filed a civil False Claims Act lawsuit against Dr. Michael Neret, a Bay City, Texas physician, alleging he fraudulently billed Medicare nearly $500,000 for surgical neurostimulator electrode implantations. This is a government lawsuit, not a patient settlement. There is no claim form, deadline or payment for patients. It is a civil…