Michigan to give sexual abuse victims more time to sue

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to sign into law bills inspired by the Larry Nassar scandal, including one approved Tuesday that would give childhood sexual abuse victims more time to sue. The current cutoff to file a lawsuit in Michigan is generally a minor victim’s 19th birthday, which critics say... Read More

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Larry Nassar

May 30, 2018

Legal hurdles loom for prosecutors in USC gynecologist case

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California has received hundreds of complaints about a former school gynecologist suspected of conducting inappropriate exams for decades, prompting the resignation of the school president and a police investigation. More than a dozen lawsuits have been filed and police are talking to more than 50 women who... Read More

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Max Nikias, USC

May 29, 2018

Sex-abusing neurologist’s patients: No justice in Philly

Patients of a neurologist already facing rape charges in New York and New Jersey say law enforcement officials in Philadelphia are burying nearly identical accusations against him, angering and perplexing women who say they’re being victimized twice — first by their doctor, now by a big-city justice system that won’t hold him accountable. A slew... Read More

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Ricardo Cruciani

May 24, 2018

Nurse who sued hospital for retaliation awarded $28 million

BOSTON (AP) — A jury has ruled that a Boston hospital retaliated against a Haitian-American nurse who stood up for a black colleague and has awarded her $28 million. Gessy Toussaint’s attorney described Wednesday’s verdict against Brigham and Women’s Hospital as “monumental.” The Boston Globe reports that Toussaint also had accused the hospital of racial... Read More

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Gessy Toussaint

May 17, 2018

Michigan State agrees to pay $500M to settle Nassar claims

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University agreed to pay $500 million to settle claims from more than 300 women and girls who said they were assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history, officials announced Wednesday. The deal surpasses the $100 million-plus paid by Penn State University to... Read More

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Larry Nassar, MSU

May 10, 2018

California, Florida stem cell clinics target of US lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors in California and Florida sued on Wednesday to stop two companies from providing stem cell treatments, alleging the clinics marketed their procedures as remedies for ailments including cancer and heart disease without proof of safety and efficacy. The firms put consumers at risk by promising benefits from treatments and... Read More

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Stem Cells

April 23, 2018

Karolyis to NBC: ‘No way’ they knew about doctor’s behavior

NEW YORK (AP) — Former USA Gymnastics women’s national team coordinator Martha Karolyi and husband Bela tell NBC they were unaware of the abusive behavior by a former national team doctor now serving decades in prison. Martha Karolyi led the national team for 15 years before retiring after the 2016 Rio Olympics. She tells Savannah... Read More

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Larry Nassar, USAG

April 9, 2018

Florida eye doctor behind bars ordered to pay millions more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge is ordering a prominent Florida eye doctor behind bars to pay millions more in restitution. The Palm Beach Post reported that this week U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra upped the restitution owed by Dr. Salomon Melgen by more than $10 million to a total of $52.9 million.... Read More

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Salomon Melgen

March 28, 2018

Mediator will attempt to help settle Nassar lawsuits

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The sexual abuse scandal at Michigan State University widened when authorities charged a former dean with failing to protect patients from sports doctor Larry Nassar, along with sexually harassing female students and pressuring them for nude selfies. William Strampel, 70, is the first person charged since an investigation was launched... Read More

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Larry Nassar, MSU

March 12, 2018

Michigan universities seek delay on Nassar-inspired bills

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s 15 public universities are asking the state Legislature to delay voting on bills inspired by the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case, expressing concern about measures that would retroactively extend the time victims would have to file lawsuits and remove an immunity defense for governmental agencies. The Senate may vote this... Read More

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Larry Nassar, MSU

March 8, 2018

Herbalist charged in death of diabetic boy treated with oils

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An herbalist who touted natural cures that helped him overcome cancer has been charged in the death of a 13-year-old diabetic boy who prosecutors said he treated with herbal oils instead of insulin. Timothy Morrow, 83, was charged with practicing medicine without a license and child abuse causing a death, the... Read More

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Timothy Morrow

February 28, 2018

Bill spurred by Nassar scandal concerns Catholic Church

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan bill inspired by the Larry Nassar scandal that would retroactively extend the amount of time child victims of sexual abuse have to sue their abusers is drawing concerns from the Catholic Church, which has paid out billions of dollars to settle U.S. clergy abuse cases. Michigan Catholic Conference spokesman... Read More

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Larry Nassar

February 26, 2018

A fertility doctor’s secret, a special kinship decades later

ZIONSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Matt White remembers that day in September 2016 when a mystery began to unravel that would change his life. It started when White read a news report that Dr. Donald Cline, a retired Indianapolis fertility specialist, faced charges for lying when he denied he’d inseminated unwitting patients with his sperm decades... Read More

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Donald Cline

February 22, 2018

Florida doctor facing long Medicare fraud sentence

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge is likely to sentence a prominent Florida eye doctor once accused of bribing Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to about two decades in prison Thursday for stealing $73 million from Medicare by convincing elderly patients to undergo excruciating tests and treatments they didn’t need for... Read More

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Salomon Melgen

Michigan to give sexual abuse victims more time to sue

Legal hurdles loom for prosecutors in USC gynecologist case

Sex-abusing neurologist’s patients: No justice in Philly

Nurse who sued hospital for retaliation awarded $28 million

Michigan State agrees to pay $500M to settle Nassar claims

California, Florida stem cell clinics target of US lawsuit

Karolyis to NBC: ‘No way’ they knew about doctor’s behavior

Florida eye doctor behind bars ordered to pay millions more

Mediator will attempt to help settle Nassar lawsuits

Michigan universities seek delay on Nassar-inspired bills

Herbalist charged in death of diabetic boy treated with oils

Bill spurred by Nassar scandal concerns Catholic Church

A fertility doctor’s secret, a special kinship decades later

Florida doctor facing long Medicare fraud sentence

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