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D.B. Vienna, VA VS. Tiffany Ingham, Aisthesis, LLC, and Soloman Shah

The colonoscopy took place in Shah’s surgical suite on April 18, 2013, according to the man’s lawsuit. While being prepped for the procedure, the man apparently told Ingham that he had passed out previously while having blood drawn and that he was taking medication for a mild rash on his genitals.

Because he was going to be fully anesthetized, the man decided to turn on his cellphone’s audio recorder before the procedure so it would capture the doctor’s post-operation instructions, the suit states. But the man’s phone, in his pants, was placed beneath him under the operating table and inadvertently recorded the audio of the entire procedure, court records show. The doctors’ attorneys argued that the recording was illegal, but the man’s attorneys noted that Virginia is a "one-party consent" state, meaning that only one person involved in a conversation need agree to the recording.

The recording captured Ingham mocking the amount of anesthetic needed to sedate the man, the lawsuit states, and Shah then commented that another doctor they both knew “would eat him for lunch.”

The discussion soon turned to the rash on the man’s penis, followed by the comments implying that the man had syphilis or tuberculosis. The doctors then discussed “misleading and avoiding” the man after he awoke, and Shah reportedly told an assistant to convince the man that he had spoken with Shah and “you just don’t remember it.” Ingham suggested Shah receive an urgent “fake page” and said, “I’ve done the fake page before,” the complaint states. “Round and round we go. Wheel of annoying patients we go. Where it’ll land, nobody knows,” Ingham reportedly said.

Ingham then mocked the man for attending Mary Washington College, once an all-women’s school, and wondered aloud whether her patient was gay, the suit states. Then the anesthesiologist said, “I’m going to mark ‘hemorrhoids’ even though we don’t see them and probably won’t,” and did write a diagnosis of hemorrhoids on the man’s chart, which the lawsuit said was a falsification of medical records.

After declaring the patient a “big wimp,” Ingham reportedly said: “People are into their medical problems. They need to have medical problems.”

Shah replied, “I call it the Northern Virginia syndrome,” according to the suit.

The doctors argued that the Vienna man did not suffer any physical injury or miss any days of work. The man’s complaint said that he was “verbally brutalized” and suffered anxiety, embarrassment and loss of sleep for several months.

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Arthur VS. Lutheran General Hospital

The fifty-two year old male patient came to a hospital emergency room with shortness of breath and chest pains. In the emergency room it was learned he had a history of mental health treatment for what he called depression. As he described his frustration with his on-going battle with the local Social Security office over his SSI disability claim, he became anxious and agitated and began voicing an intention to go back to the Social Security office and do in certain staff.

The emergency room personnel asked for a psychiatric consultation. A physician interviewed the man and prepared a certification that a basis existed for involuntary mental health commitment on grounds of grave danger to others. The plan was to transfer him to another facility that had an inpatient psych unit. The patient agreed to be admitted to the first hospital until his cardiac signs being monitored there were stabilized, then to go to the second hospital voluntarily.

When he got to the second hospital the patient balked at voluntary psychiatric admission. The emergency room nurse ordered him kept against his will, based on her interview with him and his signs of anxiety and agitation, and based on the physician’s certification from the first hospital, which stated valid grounds for involuntary admission, but which was more than seventy-two hours old by this time.

The psychiatrist from the first hospital was called to the second hospital. She decided to let the man leave when he said the threats he had voiced were just a joke.

The Appellate Court of Illinois ruled that if a physician’s certification is too old, the patient must be seen and a "fresh" certification must be prepared. State law must be followed to the letter when a citizen’s liberty is at stake, and if not, the citizen can sue for false imprisonment.

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Radha VS. Bachman

The parents of a 14-year-old girl found a note from their daughter that articulated suicidal thoughts and tendencies. Following a meeting with a school counselor in which the counselor referred the parents to a local adolescent psychiatric hospital, the parents decided to have the girl evaluated at the hospital.
The day after admission, a hospital therapist, unaware of the confidentiality agreement signed by the girl's parents, faxed a letter to the high school counselor revealing the girl's status at the hospital and thanking the counselor for the "referral." The letter was faxed to an open fax machine that was available to all school staff and students working in the area. Evidence was presented that a number of teachers and administrators had viewed the fax and learned of the girl's hospitalization.

Upon returning to school following her treatment, the girl was informed that many people at the school, including students and teachers, knew of her hospitalization. The girl became distraught and was eventually readmitted to the hospital on suicide watch. During this time, another release of information form was signed that indicated that the school should not be notified of the repeat hospitalization. Once again, the hospital sent two letters to the school, both of which were satisfaction surveys sent by the hospital's CEO. After being released, the girl refused continued treatment from the hospital and moved to another city with her family seeking a fresh start.

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Kennedy VS. Mount Kisco Hospital

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- A hospital being sued by Douglas Kennedy, a Fox News reporters and son of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, denies a maternity ward nurse assaulted him as he tried to take his newborn son outside last year.
Douglas Kennedy Case
Kennedy claims he attempted to take his son outside for fresh air in 60-degree weather after family friend Dr. Timothy Haydock, a hospital employee, told him there was no medical reason he couldn't. His lawsuit alleges that Luciano and Lane blocked him from leaving and caused hospital alerts indicating there was an infant abduction and a combative person. He says that Luciano "aggressively" lunged toward him as she tried to take the infant from his arms, causing Kennedy and Luciano to fall.
The hospital tells a different story, writing in its response, "Luciano reached towards the infant's unsupported head; Kennedy raised his foot and leg and caused Luciano to fall to the ground; and Kennedy fell to the ground and the infant landed on Kennedy's chest."

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Genie- Research or Exploitation?

"Genie" was a child when she was found in captivity of her evil father under circumstances of extreme neglect. These circumstances left her unable to speak, create bonds, or perform daily, necessary tasks and functions.
After being treated at a hospital Genie was taken to a foster home with a grant given to the Butler family by the Reiglers where she flourished and learned.
She would then become the subject of a psychology doctoral dissertation once the grant was not renewed. It was not renewed due to what reviewers said in regards to Genie's progress. This interested the Rieglers. They neglected to properly treat Genie using controlled variables or scientific approach. Genie's treatment was anecdotal, as she was seen as an opportunity for exploitation. Meanwhile, Butler continued to lodge complaints against Rigler, objecting to his research, expressing concern that Genie had backtracked since leaving her own home, and pointing out that the Riglers had denied Genie's mother consistent visitation rights.

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Sherman Sizemore Anesthetic Awareness

When Sherman Sizemore underwent surgery in 2006. two types of anesthesia were required for the operation, paralytic agents, to prevent him from moving or speaking during the operation, and inhalation anesthesia which would make him lose consciousness and prevent him from feeling the pain of the surgery. The first was administered correctly, but the second was not.

Sixteen minutes into the surgery the medical team realized that he was still awake. The inhalational anesthesia, along with another drug intended to induce amnesia were given at that point, but Mr. Sizemore experienced nearly a half hour of surgery, complete with pain, while fully conscious. He was never told what happened. But although he was unable to point to a concrete memory of the incident, something was clearly wrong. With no prior history of psychiatric or psychological conditions, Sizemore was suddenly panicked. He thought that people were trying to bury him alive, and suffered from insomnia and nightmares. He committed suicide just weeks after the surgery, but his family didn’t fully make the connection between the surgery and his psychological struggles until a doctor mentioned the possibility while offering his condolences, prompting a closer look at his medical records.

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a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability