USA v. Haim

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Case overview

Case Number:

4:24-cr-00298

Court:

Texas Southern

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

David Hittner

Firms

  1. October 30, 2024

    Doctor Denied Access To Grand Jury Materials In HIPAA Case

    A Houston federal judge has denied a motion from a pediatric surgeon who asked for access to grand jury materials in his case involving alleged HIPAA violations, issuing a brief order without further explanation.

  2. September 20, 2024

    Houston Judge Won't Take Up Prosecutor License Issue

    A Houston judge declined to take up allegations that a government prosecutor participated in a case against a Texas surgeon while her law license was suspended, denying the doctor's show cause motion in a brief order Thursday.

  3. September 19, 2024

    Filing After Bar Lapse Was Honest Mistake, Prosecutor Says

    A Texas surgeon facing criminal charges for giving patient data to a media outlet regarding gender-affirming care provided to minors accused the government's lead prosecutor of taking the case while she had a suspended law license, a blunder the attorney called an unintentional error on Thursday.

  4. July 02, 2024

    Whistleblower Or Felon? Texas Doc Faces Rare HIPAA Charge

    The fate of a criminal case against a Texas surgeon accused of using deception to get protected patient information may hinge on whether a jury buys prosecutors' story that Dr. Eithan Haim was pursuing a "personal agenda" or his likely defense: that he was an honest whistleblower concerned about gender-affirming care for minors.