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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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OB-GYN Invasion of Privacy Class Action
Johns Hopkins Health System paid $190 million to settle a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of thousands of women who claimed that a gynecologist secretly filmed them during exams. The gynecologist, Dr. Nikita Levy, was fired in February 2013 after a co-worker alerted authorities. Investigators discovered in his possession roughly 1,200 videos and 140 still images believed to have been taken over more than 20 years. Some of the patients also complained of being inappropriately touched and verbally abused by Levy.
- Misconduct Type
- Consumer Affairs
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 7/21/2014
