Health-care providers and vendors are regulated and policed by a diverse network of agencies, bureaus, departments, and boards. Findings of these enforcement agencies can range from disciplinary actions by licensing boards to seizures of illicit devices and criminal prosecutions by governmental agencies. Private lawsuits offer an additional opportunity to address wrongdoing. Although many such activities are reported on Web sites and in specialized publications, obtaining them can be difficult, time-consuming, and sometimes expensive. We aim to provide a clearinghouse that will make it easier for consumers, attorneys, government enforcement officials, and other interested parties to locate documents and pursue cases related to health fraud and quackery. Our emphasis will be on situations that involve false or inflated health claims for products and services. Our archive will include:
- FDA warning letters and civil injunctive proceedings
- FTC false advertising cases
- Civil actions by state attorneys general
- Federal, state, and local criminal cases
- Postal Service Administrative Law Judge decisions
- Security and Exchange Commission actions
- Regulatory actions by state licensing boards
- Malpractice suits, civil frauds, and other civil tort cases
- Miscellaneous actions by foreign regulatory agencies
Casewatch with a list of Stephen Barret's articles
- Interesting Tax Returns by Stephen Barrett
- Kurt Donsbach Arrested Again by Stephen Barrett
- "Bioesthetic" Dentist and Collaborator Sued for Negligence and Fraud by Stephen Barrett
- Paul Whitcomb Loses Chiropractic License byStephen Barrett
- Disciplinary Action against Carolyn Dean, M.D. by Stephen Barrett
- Disciplinary Action against Phillip McGraw, Ph.D. by Stephen Barrett
- Disciplinary Action against Stuart Warner, D.C. byStephen Barrett
- Disciplinary Action against Theresa Warner, D.C. byStephen Barrett
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