November 02, 2023
Hospital patients alleging unfair debt collection practices by Avectus Healthcare Solutions LLC and Mercy Health have agreed to a $3.5 million settlement to end their 8-year-old class action, according to a Thursday filing in Ohio federal court.
March 20, 2023
Avectus Healthcare Solutions LLC asked an Ohio federal judge to free it from a class action initiated by patients alleging unfair debt collection practices by Mercy Health, arguing the patients did not allege a plausible breach of contract claim with Avectus and failed to show it qualified as a debt collector under federal law.
March 27, 2020
An Ohio federal judge on Friday granted partial class certification to a group of patients in their proposed class action claiming Illinois and Wisconsin hospital chain Mercy Health uses unfair debt collection practices.