Event Brief
Lawsuit Alleges MedStar Doctor Abused 500+ Patients
Filed: May 02, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: Federal class action filed against MedStar Health and a former rheumatologist over alleged sexual misconduct.
WHO: MedStar Health and former rheumatologist James Curtis Roberson II, M.D.
WHAT: A sweeping federal class action lawsuit alleges sexual misconduct and nonconsensual intimate contact, plus alleged systemic failures.
WHEN: May 02, 2026 at 12:23 PM ET
WHERE: Maryland and Virginia
WHY: The lawsuit alleges years of sexual misconduct and nonconsensual intimate contact by the doctor and alleged failures to protect patients.
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