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Massachusetts v. Purdue is a lawsuit filed on August 14, 2018, suing the Stamford, Connecticut-based company Purdue Pharma LP, which created and manufactures OxyContin, "one of the most widely used and prescribed opioid drugs on the market", and Purdue's owners, the Sacklers [1] accusing them of "widespread fraud and deception in the marketing of opioids, and contributing to the opioid crisis ...
The act limited non-economic damages (e.g., damages for pain and suffering) in most malpractice cases to $250,000 across all healthcare providers and $250,000 for healthcare facilities, with a limit of two facilities per claim. [43] [44] As of 2013, Texas was one of 31 states to cap non-economic damages. [43]
Two physicians, Michael Romney and Faron Bauer, and advanced registered nurse practitioner Kristen Childress filed individual claims and a class action on behalf of employees in the health system ...
The states settled their Medicaid lawsuits against the tobacco industry for recovery of their tobacco-related health-care costs. [ 1 ] : 25 In exchange, the companies agreed to curtail or cease certain tobacco marketing practices , as well as to pay, in perpetuity, various annual payments to the states to compensate them for some of the medical ...
Medical malpractice is a legal cause of action that occurs when a medical or health care professional, through a negligent act or omission, deviates from standards in their profession, thereby causing injury or death to a patient. [1] The negligence might arise from errors in diagnosis, treatment, aftercare or health management.
Prisma Health contended the doctors were always aware the hospital does not staff its operating rooms 24/7, and instead nurses and surgical technicians would be on call “within 30 minutes.”
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. United States Department of Health and Human Services 682 F.3d 1 is a United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit decision that affirmed the judgment of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the section that defines the terms "marriage" as ...
The data breach, which occurred over five years from 2017 to 2022, affected as many as 3 million people who sought care from Advocate Aurora's hospitals, clinics and other health care sites in ...