Medical Malpractice

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Charleston Area Medical Center, Dr. Robert Shin and Dr. Samuel Rossi alleging that the doctors performed unnecessary hernia repair surgeries during the course of bariatric and weight loss procedures.  The class action, filed in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, was filed on April 23, 2025....

From Chris Dickerson with the WV Record CHARLESTON – A class action lawsuit claims doctors at Charleston Area Medical Center performed “unnecessary and invasive” hernia surgeries on patients. The complaint, which originally was filed April 23, says the hernia surgeries were performed during bariatric surgeries and that the defendants failed to obtain informed consent...

A Raleigh County, WV jury awarded the Estate of Frederick Sean Bailey $848,000 on October 17, 2023, following an eight-day jury trial.  On May 20, 2018, Mr. Bailey presented to the emergency department at Raleigh General Hospital with complaints of fever, and shortness of breath. Vital signs demonstrated low oxygen saturation and a diagnosis...

Healthcare professionals have a duty to exercise reasonable care and avoid causing patient deaths. Yet according to Johns Hopkins Medicine, medical errors are the third leading cause of fatality in the United States, responsible for 10 percent of all deaths. Medical mistakes can cause deaths in numerous ways. For example, failure to diagnose a disease...