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Arkansas County and Health Provider to Settle for $6M Over Detainee’s Death
Sep 16 2024 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A county in western Arkansas and a health provider have agreed to a $6 million settlement with the family of a man who died from dehydration and malnutrition while being held in a local jail, an...
Former NFL Player’s $43.5 Million Score in Medical Malpractice Case Upheld
Sep 6 2024 // A Philadelphia appeals court has upheld the $43.5 million award to former Philadelphia Eagles’ special teams player and captain Chris Maragos in his medical malpractice claim alleging that failed treatment of a knee...
Health Systems Increasingly Targets of Cyberattacks But They Can be Ready
Aug 14 2024 // Just as a Southeastern U.S. blood center tries to recover from another cyberattack on a health system, others who have lived through the pain offered some words of wisdom in a webinar Tuesday that could help providers...
Medical Worker Wants Home Insurance to Cover Her Against Patients’ Data Claims
Aug 5 2024 // A Connecticut clinical social worker believes her homeowners insurer should defend and indemnify her against claims she violated patients’ privacy by accessing and sharing their private medical information. She says...
Michigan Health Care System to Pay $30K Over Racial Discrimination Suit
Jul 16 2024 // Beaumont Health (now Corewell Health), a health care system in southeast Michigan, will pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Texas Health System Loses COVID-19 Business Interruption Suit
Jul 15 2024 // A Texas nonprofit health system who purchased a specialized commercial property insurance policy is not covered for business interruption losses caused by COVID-19, a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled, relying on...
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