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Friday, September 14, 2012

Suit alleging unnecessary procedures at London hospital is the 31st by plaintiff's attorney in past year

More than 300 former heart patients at the Saint Joseph London hospital have sued it, its cardiologists and agencies involved with its operation and billing services, alleging the patients were subjected to unnecessary medical procedures.

"The lawsuit was filed by Louisville attorney Hans Poppe, who has previously filed similar lawsuits," 30 in the past year, Nita Johnson reports for The Sentinel-Echo of London. "This last lawsuit is a compilation of 339 cases that Poppe has had investigated."

Claims in a lawsuit state only one side of a case. A hospital spokesman said, "We are aware of the lawsuits and take the allegations seriously, but we cannot comment any further on pending litigation." (Read more)


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