New bill aims to address rare brain disorder alleged to have affected former local surgeon involved in lawsuits
Lawmakers in Tallahassee are turning their attention to a neurodegenerative disease that is alleged to have affected a former orthopedic surgeon at Ascension St. Vincentโs Riverside for years before he stopped practicing.
I-TEAM: Judge grants plaintiffs permission to seek punitive damages against St. Vincentโs in cases involving former orthopedic surgeon
A judge has found that plaintiffs submitted enough evidence to permit a jury to conclude that top executives at St. Vincentโs Hospital were grossly negligent when they didnโt stop an orthopedic surgeon from operating despite a pattern of serious complications and reports of the doctor slurring his speech and behaving erratically.
I-TEAM: Appeals court rules more than 2,700 texts and images regarding doctor at the center of malpractice lawsuits be released in discovery
The News4JAX I-TEAM has learned an appeals court ruled seven St. Vincentโs employees must produce more than 2,700 text messages and images on their personal phones referencing a former orthopedic surgeon at the center of hundreds of malpractice lawsuits.
Widowerโs lawsuit says his wife died after surgery with former Jacksonville doctor at center of hundreds of malpractice claims
For months, the News4JAX I-TEAM has been investigating after hundreds of lawsuits were filed against Ascension St. Vincentโs and a former orthopedic surgeon, who is accused of botching surgeries.
I-TEAM: Judge finds top executive at St. Vincentโs knew about complaints against Dr. Heekin
A judge has found a top executive at Ascension St. Vincentโs was personally involved in issues at the center of hundreds of lawsuits accusing a surgeon of malpracticeโ even though the executive claimed under oath that he wasnโt.
Legal filings show St. Vincentโs agrees to participate in arbitration proceedings to resolve some claims threatened against hospital, David Heekin
Legal filings from the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings show St. Vincentโs Medical Center has agreed to accept liability and participate in arbitration proceedings for the purpose of determining damage amounts in at least a few of the hundreds of lawsuits filed against the health system and a former orthopedic surgeon there.
Deposition video shows former St. Vincentโs surgeon accused of botching procedures slurring speech, having outbursts
The News4JAX I-TEAM has obtained an audio recording cited by plaintiffs in recently filed court documents where a former Ascension St. Vincentโs orthopedic surgeon can be heard slurring his speech during an office visit.
I-TEAM: Documents show hospital trying to distance itself from former Jacksonville surgeon facing malpractice lawsuits
Thereโs an update to a News4JAX I-TEAM investigation into a former orthopedic surgeon at Ascension St. Vincentโs Riverside hospital whose facing hundreds of malpractice lawsuits.
I-TEAM: Woman suing after she alleges knee replacement surgery left legs different lengths
In an update to a News4JAX I-TEAM investigation, a woman Friday said she received a knee replacement from Dr. David Heekin, who formerly practiced at Ascension St. Vincentโs Riverside hospital, that left her legs different lengths.
Lawsuits allege Ascension St. Vincentโs knew doctor wasnโt fit to operate, but allowed him to perform surgeries
Nearly 350 lawsuits have been filed against a former orthopedic surgeon in Jacksonville, alleging he caused hundreds of injuries while operating with a neurological condition that caused him to slur his speech and lose his balance.