Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre has taken legal action by filing a lawsuit against a U.S. Senate committee for pursuing contempt charges against him. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, targets members of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, who chairs the committee that has been investigating Steward's bankruptcy.
The lawsuit alleges that the committee members are violating de la Torre's constitutional rights by attempting to compel him to answer questions about Steward's bankruptcy. It claims that the committee's actions are an effort to punish de la Torre for invoking his Fifth Amendment right not to self-incriminate.
