Rejecting the argument that corporate liability only applies to hospitals or health management organizations, a doctor’s private practice may be held liable for the alleged negligence of one of its physicians who performed radiation treatments on the wrong side of a woman’s neck, a common pleas judge has ruled.
Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas Judge James A. Gibbons denied several preliminary objections in Astleford v. Delta Medix, allowing a plaintiff’s informed consent, punitive damages and corporate negligence claims to go forward against a doctor and the private practice he worked with, which focuses on cancer treatment. Gibbons’ opinion and order were issued June 8.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
