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Kentucky Doctor Found Guilty of Performing Unnecessary Heart Procedures

A federal jury has convicted a Kentucky doctor accused of performing unnecessary heart procedures on dozens of patients. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement that jurors returned a guilty verdict Thursday against Dr. Richard E. Paulus on charges …

Kentucky Man Awarded $21M for ‘Unnecessary’ Heart Procedures by Hospital

A jury has determined that a hospital in London, Kentucky, and its parent company should pay $21.2 million to a Corbin man who received unnecessary heart procedures. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that the jury ruled August 10 St. Joseph Health …

Judge Orders Imprisoned Ohio Cardiologist to Pay Victims $5.5M

An imprisoned Ohio cardiologist has been ordered to repay $5.5 million to people on whom he performed unnecessary heart procedures as part of a medical overbilling scheme. Cleveland.com reports that a federal judge ordered Dr. Harry Persaud to pay his …