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Smith-Williams, Consuela et al v. The United States of America
Case Number:
3:17-cv-00823
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Personal Inj. Med. Malpractice
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
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April 26, 2019
Vets Suing Dentist For Virus Scare Fail To Win Class Cert.
A Wisconsin federal judge declined to certify a class suit against a Department of Veterans Affairs dentist whose "unorthodox" hygiene practices left patients in fear that they had contracted deadly viruses, ruling the group lacked enough common questions to qualify for certification.
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January 22, 2018
Feds Urge End To Suit Accusing VA Dentist Of Unsterile Habits
The federal government asked a Wisconsin federal judge Friday to dismiss a proposed class action accusing a Veterans Affairs dentist of engaging in unsterile practices that could have exposed patients to deadly viruses, saying the patients' claims amount to "a disfavored species of tort law."
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November 01, 2017
Dentist's Unsanitary Habits Put Vets At Risk, Suit Says
A dentist working at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Wisconsin engaged in unsterile practices that could have exposed patients to deadly viruses, causing them emotional distress, a proposed class action claimed in Wisconsin federal court on Wednesday.