Stories about physicians and other healthcare professionals involved in lawsuits—as either a plaintiff or a defendant—or accused of breaking the law. Various legal updates or unusual stories in the news may land here.
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It’s unclear if the man taken into custody, Edward Dubrovsky, 54, is being formally accused of being linked to the infamous cybercrime cell. Dubrovsky works with ransomware victims, helping them to pay off criminals to regain access to their data.
Physical therapist Jaekwan Lee, 42, will serve 15 months in prison for his role in the fraud scheme, which involved dozens of Amtrak employees, 19 of whom pleaded guilty for their role in the conspiracy.
The state is accusing the insurer of colluding with the broader Blue Cross Blue Shield network to stifle competition and control prices. BCBSM denies the allegations.
The 2025 data breach exposed records on 2.7 million patients. The cybercrime syndicate Interlock claimed credit for the attack, posting its stolen bounty on the dark web shortly after the incident.
A former senior director at Optum has been found guilty for his role in a scam by which a friend received a six-figure salary despite doing no work. The verdict included a conviction for money laundering as well as fraud.
Many of the details are unknown, but a primary plaintiff in the lawsuit said the exposure stemmed from a contaminated solution used during a 2024 colonoscopy. An attorney representing the patient said as many as 100 people could have been exposed to bloodborne pathogens.
The state says Optum, a UnitedHealth subsidiary, was contracted to manage claims for a Medicaid behavioral health program, but the system it developed for the task crashed and consistently made errors. The company denies the accusations.
In a statement, the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed that Villages Health System self-reported the upcoding and fully cooperated with an investigation. The incidents occurred between 2020 and 2024.
As part of a plea deal, the charges against George Miller, the former CEO of Loretto Hospital in Chicago, will be dismissed—assuming he stays out of trouble for the next year.
The patient, Mathew Williamson, says his history of cardiac issues should have been known to Kaiser, who missed symptoms of a serious issue that led to him suffering cardiac arrest in May 2025.
