Couple files med mal suit against CAMC and doctors
CHARLESTON — Charleston Area Medical Center and four medical specialists are being sued by a Wyoming County woman who claims she was left paraplegic because vital information about her blood clotting...
View ArticleWayne couple says part of med mal liability act unconstitutional
HUNTINGTON – A Wayne couple is seeking for a provision in the Medical Professional Liability Act to be declared unconstitutional. In a suit filed January 17 in Cabell Circuit Court, Cullie and Dina...
View ArticleMan sues over contaminated sutures
CHARLESTON – A man who claims he suffered infection from contaminated sutures is suing those who manufactured and distributed them. Randall Matt Legg says in a lawsuit filed April 3 in Kanawha Circuit...
View ArticleSouth Charleston couple files medical malpractice suit
CHARLESTON – A South Charleston man claims his doctor incorrectly diagnosed him with Crohn’s disease and caused him to suffer a stroke. Clifton D. Sowards says in a lawsuit April 4 in Kanawha Circuit...
View ArticleParents file wrongful death suit against WVU
MORGANTOWN – The parents of an infant born at West Virginia University Hospitals are suing the school’s board of governors and WVU Hospitals over its death. Marlena and Jose Barahona, acting as the...
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Putnam couple sues over medical treatment
CHARLESTON – A Putnam County couple is suing a local health care provider and physician for medical negligence. James and Sandra Estes are filing a suit against Select Medical Corporation, doing...
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Supreme Court won’t hear hospital’s appeal in self-insured doctor’s case
CAMC General Hospital CHARLESTON – Dr. R.E. Hamrick often wondered why, if he’d never paid out a medical malpractice claim, his medical malpractice insurance premium was so high. So his next move was...
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Supreme Court remands med mal case despite Davis’ objection
Davis CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court on Monday gave a plaintiff’s medical expert a second chance to make a first impression, while a dissenting Chief Justice Robin Davis says the decision made...
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State SC will let jury analyze med-mal witness
Albright CHARLESTON – Just because an expert medical witness does not use the medical tools alleged to have caused harm does not mean he or she may not testify to the standard of care needed while...
View ArticleCharleston urologist sued for medical malpractice
CHARLESTON — A man is suing a Charleston urologist for medical malpractice and negligence. In Jan. 2008 Angelo Argento began seeing Dr. Frederick Martinez, according to a complaint filed Jan. 19 in...
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Settlement reached in sealed med mal case against WVU Hospital
Barry Nace Jonathan Nace MARTINSBURG – Seven days before a public trial would have begun in a previously confidential medical malpractice suit, the parties settled and the case closed. On Aug. 10,...
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W.Va. SC: Error by plaintiff’s lawyers cause of suit’s dismissal
Workman Lindsay CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals this week shot down a medical malpractice complaint against a Charleston Area Medical Center neurologist. The state’s high...
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Man sues Teays Valley Emergency Physicians for negligence
WINFIELD — A man is suing Teays Valley Emergency Physician for deviated from the applicable standard of care while he was a paying patient. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc. was also named as a...
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Woman sues CAMC, doctor for father’s death
CHARLESTON — A woman is suing Charleston Area Medical Center and a Charleston physician after she claims they are responsible for her father’s death. Prior to March 19, Phillip Cadle became a patient...
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Woman says HIMG didn’t provide proper treatment
HUNTINGTON — A woman is suing Ultimate Health Services, Inc., after she claims it and one of its physicians failed to properly care for her while she was in the hospital. Ultimate Health Services is...
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Putnam County man sues physician for perforated gall bladder
Armada CHARLESTON — A Putnam County man is suing a physician after he claims he caused him to suffer a perforated gall bladder. On May 23, 2003, Dr. Dionisio Policarpio admitted Richard Morgan into...
View ArticleBoone County widow sues CAMC for negligent care
CHARLESTON – A Boone County woman is suing Charleston Area Medical Center after she claims it provided negligent care for her late husband. On Nov. 19, 2009, Boyd F. Burgess was admitted to...
View ArticleMan sues physician over toe surgery problems
MORGANTOWN — A man is suing a physician he claims was negligent in caring for him and informing him about the risks of a surgical procedure. On July 15, 2010, Dr. Jerry I. Hadrych performed...
View ArticleBerkeley County attorney admonished over med-mal case
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has rebuked a Berkeley County attorney for his lack of communication with a bankruptcy trustee. The Court on Nov. 9 voted 3-2 to admonish D. Michael Burke, a...
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Couple sues physicians over post-op complications
Fox CHARLESTON — A couple is suing two physicians for injuries suffered after complications from surgery. On Dec. 9, 2010, Dr. Stacey R. Smith performed surgical procedures on Nanette Rogers, according...
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