Court Watch: Royal Physician Death, Spine Surgery Settlement, ADHD Telehealth Case

A weekly legal roundup reported that a physician to the British royal family was killed and her husband was charged, and that Providence and MultiCare agreed to pay over $155 million to settle lawsuits over allegedly unnecessary spine surgeries. Other cases included a telehealth physician convicted in a stimulant-prescribing scheme, a New York clinic founder charged in an anti-aging treatment death, and multiple fraud or misconduct allegations involving Medicaid, Medicare, and patient care. The collection also noted a nursing home settlement over a fake nurse and a new federal fraud directive aimed at drugmakers.

A weekly legal review described a royal family physician found dead at home, with her husband facing a murder charge. Providence and MultiCare agreed to pay over $155 million to resolve class actions alleging a neurosurgeon performed unnecessary spinal operations to increase output. Other matters included a New York clinic founder charged after a patient died during an anti-aging IV treatment, and an Arizona physician sentenced to nearly eight years for Medicaid billing tied to unneeded radiology.

A Michigan doctor was convicted in a telehealth stimulant scheme involving more than 2 million pills through Done ADHD, the 11th conviction in a $100 million case. Additional allegations involved fraudulent COVID-test claims, Medicare neurostimulator billing, Medicare Advantage diagnosis codes, a fake nurse at a North Carolina nursing home, and a federal fraud directive targeting drugmakers.

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