California AG, Company Settle Medical Waste, Patient Records Disposal Suit For $5M

( February 15, 2024, 11:56 AM EST) -- STOCKTON, Calif. — The California Attorney General’s Office and a medical diagnostics company filed a stipulation for entry of final judgment and permanent injunction in a state court, under which the company will pay roughly $5 million in part for civil penalties under California’s unfair competition law (UCL) due to the company’s improper disposal of medical waste and patient records....