Columbia/HCA directors sued by pension fund.

Reports that the trustee for the New York State public pension fund sued 11 current and former executives and directors of the Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. on August 15, 1997. The suit alleging that the corporation allowed criminal fraud to flourish throughout the company; Other allegations contained in the suit; Defendants named; Significance of the suit; Much of the critical evidence in the suit involving so-called reserve cost reports and work papers.