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: 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.