Settlements are pending in two class-action lawsuits filed by patients who alleged they received unnecessary stents at St. Joseph Medical Center, according to court documents.

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Lawyers involved in a potential class-action lawsuit filed by patients who allege they received unnecessary stents at St. Joseph Medical Center are working really hard to avoid a trial.

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St. Joseph Medical Center cannot appeal an order that required it to disclose the names and addresses of hundreds of former patients who were notified they might have received unnecessary stents, the Court of Special Appeals held Monday.

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A settlement was reached in one of several lawsuits against the former St. Joseph Medical Center and former cardiologist Mark Midei over unnecessary cardiac stents.

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Two lawsuits against St. Joseph Medical Center and a former cardiologist over alleged unnecessary cardiac stents will be split into separate trials, the Court of Appeals ordered Friday.

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A Baltimore county judge has rejected former St. Joseph Medical Center Chief Cardiologist Mark G. Midei’s bid to get his Maryland medical license back. The State Board of Physicians revoked Midei’s license in July after concluding he had engaged in ...

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Seventeen people have been laid off at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson as a result of a “performance improvement initiative,” according to the company. Employees were notified last week, and the layoffs will go into effect over the next ...

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An Eastern Shore cardiologist has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for implanting unnecessary heart stents in more than 100 patients. A jury convicted John McLean in July of six counts of health care fraud. Federal prosecutors say ...

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The names of candidates recommended to become the newest judge on the state’s highest court were revealed in the most-read law story of the week. The Court of Appeals was also in the news for disbarring three lawyers in five ...

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After news broke that Dr. Mark G. Midei may have performed hundreds of unnecessary stent procedures at St. Joseph Medical Center, a spokeswoman from Union Memorial Hospital assured the public such a thing could not happen at her hospital. But ...

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