nikita levy

More than 8,000 checks have been mailed to former patients of Johns Hopkins gynecologist Dr. Nikita Levy as part of a class-action settlement, but not everyone has yet received a full payment.

By Alison Knezevich

Aug 25, 2017

Hundreds of former patients of Johns Hopkins gynecologist Dr. Nikita Levy have called the funds administrator in a $190 million settlement over the past week

By Alison Knezevich

Jun 9, 2017

After several years of legal work, settlement checks are set to be mailed to more than 8,000 former patients of Dr. Nikita Levy, the Johns Hopkins gynecologist

By Alison Knezevich

May 23, 2017

Plaintiffs in Nikita Levy lawsuit being notified of settlements

By Dan Rodricks

Dec 30, 2016

Attorneys have spent months poring over medical files and said they found no record of 2,000 women who claimed to be victimized by Dr. Nikita Levy.

By Tim Prudente

Apr 22, 2016

The board that oversees Maryland's online health insurance marketplace is considering several ways to improve the accuracy of its doctor directories, but consumers would not see major changes for another two years.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Nov 23, 2015

For the second time in a year, consumer advocates have found that the specialists listed as available to those who bought health insurance on the state exchange aren't actually all that available.

By Meredith Cohn

Nov 18, 2015

A year after a judge approved a $190 million settlement between Johns Hopkins Hospital and patients of a gynecologist who might have secretly photographed or filmed them during exams, the work is now

By Alison Knezevich

Oct 4, 2015

Class-action lawyers who secured a $190 million settlement against Johns Hopkins Medicine over gynecologist Nikita Levy's illegal filming of more than 8,000 female patients will receive $32 million in legal fees — less than half of what they originally asked.

By Colin Campbell

Apr 9, 2015

As tiny cameras have become more readily available, lawyers and victims advocates say crimes of voyeurism are easier to commit -- and potentially more damaging to victims like Shulevitz, who fear that the recorded videos and images of them can be disseminated.

By Alison Knezevich

Mar 29, 2015

Howard County prosecutors filed additional charges Tuesday against the Rams Head Group president accused of secretly videotaping women in the bathroom of his company's Savage location, according to court records.

By Alison Knezevich

Feb 24, 2015

Hopkins was wise to settle in the Nikita Levy case.

Why is Johns Hopkins liable in the Nikita Levy case?

Hospital system denies allegations, saying they moved quickly to address the illegal conduct of Nikita Levy

A Baltimore judge on Friday approved a $190 million settlement between Johns Hopkins Medicine and patients of a gynecologist who secretly photographed and filmed women during exams.

A Baltimore judge on Friday approved a $190 million settlement between Johns Hopkins Medicine and patients of a gynecologist who secretly photographed and filmed women during exams.

More than two dozen of Dr. Nikita Levy's former paitients have filed an objection to a $190 million class-action settlement with Johns Hopkins Hospital in the gynecologist malpractice suit.

A suspicious technician took a pen used by Johns Hopkins gynecologist Dr. Nikita A. Levy, discovering images that shook thousands of women across the region and led the world-renowned hospital to pay $190 million to settle a class-action lawsuit.

Attorneys for Johns Hopkins Hospital and a plaintiffs' group have settled on a dollar figure in the case of the gynecologist who was secretly filming patients during examinations, but some victims say their trauma will last well beyond the complex litigation.

The $190 million settlement for former patients of Dr. Nikita Levy may be eye-popping, but it won't overwhelm the wealthy Johns Hopkins Health System.

An investigation into whether Johns Hopkins gynecologist Nikita A. Levy was secretly filming his patients turned up more than 1,200 video clips and images depicting patients in states of undress, prosecutors said.

Authorities have concluded the investigation into the Johns Hopkins gynecologist suspected of recording patients during exams and determined that no one will face criminal charges, according to court records.

Attorneys launched a campaign Monday to notify former patients of a Johns Hopkins gynecologist accused of secretly photographing exams that they are eligible to register as part of a class action suit.

Towson gynecologist Dr. John Yacoub surrendered his medical license Wednesday as he faced charges of improperly distributing prescription drugs, but was not accused of wrongdoing related to images of patients' genitals found on his phone.

As many as 9,000 people could be victims of Johns Hopkins gynecologist Dr. Nikita Levy, who is accused of secretly recording his patients in photos or videos, according to a lawyer in a civil case stemming from the allegations.

Graphic photos of female genitalia found on the cell phone of a Towson gynecologist were taken for medical and educational purposes, and with patients' consent, the doctor's lawyers said Monday.

Towson gynecologist Dr. John Yacoub has been temporarily barred from providing care after an investigation uncovered images of female genitalia on his phone, as well as evidence he used and distributed illicit drugs and had an affair with a patient.