Medical Malpractice #2 VIOLATION OF PRIVACY, GYNAECOLOGY In 2014, a medical malpractice and violation suit was filed after it was found that Dr Nikita Levy had secretly taken inappropriate pictures and videos of patients without their consent when coming in for a gynaecology check up at John Hopkins Hospital. He had worked at the hospital for over 25 years, and when the police finally raided Levy’s home, they found more than 1,200 videos and 140 pictures of women. He was able to take these pictures and videos of patients over the years, using a recording device imitating a pen. Levy was charged criminally and committed suicide days after his arrest warrant was issued. John Hopkins Hospital agreed to a settlement of one hundred and ninety million dollars to the 8,000 plaintiffs, ranging in-between north of a million dollars to 28,000 dollars to each plaintiff.
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