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A weekly roundup of healthcare’s encounters with the courts
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Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage Today
October 17, 2024
California doctor Harjasleen Walia, MD, sued a Thai restaurant alleging that its “Dragon Balls” appetizer was so spicy it burned her vocal cords, esophagus, and the inside of her right nostril. The case is set to go to jury trial next year. (SiliconValley.com)
Connecticut’s medical board has put a resident physician on probation for a year. Ali Abboud, MD, is accused of writing a doctor’s note in 2023 for a friend in Michigan, making it appear Abboud had an affiliation with an urgent care practice in the state when he didn’t. (The Trumbull Times)
The medical political group “Do No Harm” has filed a lawsuit alleging that the University of Washington School of Medicine’s BIPOC Physicians Directory — which provides networking resources for Black, Indigenous, and people of color students — is discriminatory and racist. (KIRO)
Florida ob/gyn Steven Silvers, DO, has spoken out about sustaining serious injuries after being attacked by the 19-year-old son of one of his patients outside his office. (NBC Miami)
Michigan physician Oumair Aejaz, MD, has been charged for allegedly videotaping himself molesting a 6-year-old. The new charges come 2 months after Aejaz was arrested on charges that he secretly recorded adults and children at a swim school. (Detroit Free Press)
Illinois physician Kynan Brown, MD, has been accused of soliciting and engaging in sexual acts with a minor. (WGLT)
Kansas physician Brian Aalbers, DO, pleaded guilty to using concealed video cameras to secretly record 13 child victims to produce child pornography. (FOX4)
Nearly three dozen women are suing a Beverly Hills ob/gyn, alleging decades of sexual and medical misconduct. The women are also suing Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and other medical practices where accused physician Barry Brock, MD, had worked. (Los Angeles Times)
Three former Indiana University basketball players have now alleged sexual abuse against team physician Brad Bomba Sr., MD. (IndyStar)
The man accused of killing Oregon nurse Melissa Jubane has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping, and abuse of a corpse. (KATU)
Convicted killer nurse Lucy Letby failed her final year of student nursing in part because she was “cold” and lacked empathy, her former mentor said during a public inquiry. (BBC)
Blue Cross Blue Shield will pay $2.8 billion to settle claims that its plans stifled competition and underpaid healthcare providers from July 2008 to October this year. (Healthcare Dive)
Kristina Fiore leads MedPage’s enterprise & investigative reporting team. She’s been a medical journalist for more than a decade and her work has been recognized by Barlett & Steele, AHCJ, SABEW, and others. Send story tips to [email protected]. Follow
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