Wrong-Side Surgery Defendant Claims PREP Act Immunity

June 1, 2021

A Missouri spine surgeon who was sued for medical malpractice in January 2021 has responded that he is immune from the medical malpractice lawsuit pursuant to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) that was activated to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The defendant spine su[...]

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Arrested Texas Neurosurgeon Remains In Jail

August 29, 2015

On August 21, 2015, a Texas judge refused to lower the $600,000 bail set for a neurosurgeon who had practiced in Texas before his medical license was revoked in December 2013 as a result of the Texas Medical Board determining that the neurosurgeon had exhibited a pattern of failing to follow appro[...]

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