— A weekly roundup of healthcare’s encounters with the courts
by Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage Today
September 10, 2026
• 2 min read
Grisly details of the deadly crash that killed six people came to light at the first day of the trial for the nurse accused in the wreck, including camera footage of a blood smear from the remains of an unborn baby. (New York Post)
William Rockwell Evans, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Texas, had his license revoked after allegedly giving an “abortive” to a patient he had a sexual relationship with. The state has a strict abortion ban. (Dallas Morning News)
The Florida labor and delivery nurse who wished former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt a difficult childbirth should be reprimanded and fined, a punishment at the “low end of the range,” an administrative law judge wrote in his recommended order. (Orlando Sentinel)
Sven Ljaamo, MD, who worked at a Veterans Affairs center in Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to possession of child sex abuse material. (MassLive)
The man accused of killing Tennessee neuroscientist Alyssa Lokits, PhD, in 2024 while she was out for a walk, has a trial date for April 2027. (WSMV)
A nurse practitioner in Oregon has been accused of writing herself false prescriptions for opioids. (East Oregonian)
An Oklahoma nurse was arrested after allegedly stealing fentanyl. (KFOR)
Florida therapist Michelle Luchau-Rebora was arrested for allegedly having a covert sexual relationship with a patient who was in an alcohol and drug treatment facility. Luchau-Rebora would allegedly invent alibis for the patient so he could leave the restricted facility and meet her. (People)
A nursing director at a New Jersey rehab center admitted to assaulting a resident and then trying to cover it up, the state’s attorney general announced.
A man who is in the U.S. illegally has been accused of submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare and other insurers for durable medical equipment, and then laundering that money to overseas bank accounts, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
