January 18, 2024
A West Virginia federal judge refused Wednesday to rethink requiring a physician to sign a $300,000 settlement resolving defamation and antitrust claims against his former hospital, emphasizing findings that the doctor had authorized counsel to make the deal and that the terms he contested were beyond the hospital's power.
December 06, 2023
A federal judge has ordered a West Virginia doctor to sign a $300,000 settlement with a hospital he'd accused of defamation and antitrust violations, dismissing the case.
November 21, 2023
A West Virginia doctor has asked a federal judge to set aside a purported $300,000 settlement with a hospital he is suing for defamation and antitrust violations, arguing that he never agreed to the deal.
November 13, 2023
A West Virginia hospital urged a federal judge Friday to order a doctor to sign a $300,000 settlement agreement, contending the doctor refused to settle even after the hospital agreed to the financial demand relayed by his attorney.