Parker v. Dignity Health

District Court, D. Nevada·Decided July 26, 2022·No. 2:18-cv-02291·Unknown

Opinion

Nevada Bar No. 10271 Nevada Bar No. 14979C 6385 S. Rainbow Boulevard, Suite 600 Las Vegas, Nevada 89118 702.893.3383 FAX: 702.893.3789 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA CDS TRINA PARKER, as an individual; CASE NO. 2:18-cv-02291-RFB-BNW 1 Plaintiff, THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL JOINT PRE- vs. DIGNITY HEALTH d/b/a ST. ROSE CAMPUS, as a Corporation; SCOTT R. FERGUSON, M.D., as an individual, Defendants. Following pre-trial proceedings in this case, IT IS ORDERED: I. Plaintiff’s Description of the Nature of the Action: This is a medical malpractice case arising out of the care and treatment provided to Plaintiff by Defendants at St. Rose Hospital – Siena on December 4, 2017. Plaintiff claims the care and treatment and/or lack thereof provided by Defendants on December 4, 2017, caused her to undergo an above- the-knee amputation of her left lower extremity and caused her right foot drop. Plaintiff 1 identified to testify in the case. Plaintiff's claims include: professional negligence, violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1395 and respondeat superior. Defendants’ Description of the Nature of the Action: This is a medical malpractice case arising out of the care and treatment provided to Plaintiff by Defendants on December 4, 2017. Plaintiff was provided an appropriate medical screening examination and treatment upon her presentation to St. Rose Hospital that did not reveal an emergent medical condition. Plaintiff was appropriately transferred to Seven Hills Hospital for inpatient psychiatric evaluation and treatment, where she developed acute limb ischemia that required further medical treatment at St. Rose Hospital. Defendants include: Dignity Health d/b/a St. Rose Dominican Hospital - Siena Campus and Scott Ferguson, M.D. Defendants deny liability in this matter. The facts have shown that Plaintiffs alleged injuries were not caused by Defendants’ alleged negligence. e—Defendant Dignity Health d/b/e St Rese Deminiean Hespital Siena Campus: this Defendant upen-whieh +elef ean be -granted- Fhe-injuries_i#-eany_complained of by Plaintiff inthe Second Amended Complaint were—preximately_eaused_by_the_aets_or emissions_of unknown third_paries_or other persens-overwhem-this Defendant exercised ne control and ever whe this Defendanthed no-rightor duty □□ contre ner ever has had aright er duty te exercise conireh 2 The order was modified by the Court to comport with Local Rules 16-3 and 16-4, which do not include assertions of

carelessness and negligence of the Plaintiff. The risks and consequences, if any, attendant to the recommendations and treatment proposed by this Defendant were fully explained to the Plaintiff who freely consented to such treatment and thereby assumed risks involved in such matter. The damages, if any, alleged by Plaintiff was not the result of any acts of omission, or commission, or negligence, but were the results of known risks which were consented to by the Plaintiff, such risks being inherent in the nature of the care rendered and such risks were assumed by the Plaintiff when they consented to treatment. In all medical attention rendered by this Defendant to Plaintiff, this Defendant possessed and exercised that degree of skill and learning ordinarily possessed and exercised by the members of his/her profession in good standing, practicing in similar localities, and that at all times this Defendant used reasonable care and diligence in the exercise of his/her skills and the application of his/her learning, and at all times acted according to his/her best judgment; that the medical treatment administered by this Defendant was the usual and customary treatment for the physical condition and symptoms exhibited by Plaintiff, and that at no time was this Defendant guilty of negligence or improper treatment; that, on the contrary, this Defendant did perform each and every act of such treatment in a proper and efficient manner and in a manner most thoroughly approved and followed by the medical profession generally and under the circumstances and conditions as they existed when such medical attention was rendered. The injuries complained of in the Second Amended Complaint, if any, were not the result of willful, malicious or deliberate conduct on the part of this answering Defendant. to defend this action and a reasonable sum should be allowed Defendant for attorneys’ fees, together with costs of suit incurred herein. Defendant is liable for only that portion of the Plaintiff’s claims that represents the percentage of negligence, if any, attributed to Defendant. Plaintiff has failed to plead any acts or omissions of this answering Defendant sufficient to constitute punitive damages. Plaintiff failed to file her Second Amended Complaint before the running of the applicable statute of limitation, thereby barring their claims for relief. Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint, and each claim asserted therein and the relief sought, is barred by the statute of frauds. Plaintiff’s action is barred and/or diminished by the doctrines of waiver, laches, estoppel, and/or unclean hands. The incident alleged in the Second Amended Complaint and the resulting damages, if any, to Plaintiff were proximately caused or contributed to by Plaintiff’s own negligence, and such negligence was greater than the alleged negligence of Defendant. If Plaintiff has sustained any injuries or damages, such were the result of intervening and/or superseding events, factors, occurrences, or conditions, which were in no way caused by Defendant, and for which Defendant is not liable. Plaintiff is barred from recovering any special damages herein as a result of the Defendant alleges that Plaintiff has a duty to mitigate her damages and has failed to do so. To the extent Plaintiff has been reimbursed from any source for any special damages claimed to have been sustained as a result of the incidents alleged in Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint, Defendant may elect to offer those amounts into evidence and, if Defendant so elects, Plaintiff’s special damages shall be reduced by those amounts pursuant to NRS 42.021. Plaintiff has failed to join all necessary parties. Defendant alleges that at all times mentioned in Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint, Plaintiff was suffering from a medical condition(s) which Defendant did not cause, nor was Defendant responsible for said medical condition(s). Defendant asserts that the Second Amended Complaint, or certain claims therein, should be dismissed on the basis that Plaintiff has not complied with NRS 41A.071. Defendant is entitled to all protections, benefits, and set offs available to Defendant in medical malpractice actions under NRS Chapters 41, 41A, and 42. Pursuant to N.R.C.P. 11, as amended, all possible Affirmative Defenses may not have been alleged herein insofar as sufficient facts were not available after reasonable inquiry upon the filing of Defendant’s Answer, and therefore, Defendant reserves the right to amend his Answer to allege additional Affirmative Defenses if subsequent investigation warrants. Defendant hereby incorporates by reference those affirmative defenses enumerated in Rule 8 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure as if fully set forth herein. In the event further investigation or discovery reveals the applicability of any such defenses, Defendant reserves the right to seek leave of Court to amend its Answer to specifically assert the same. Such defenses are herein incorporated by reference for the specific purpose of not waiving the same. TWENTY-FIFTH AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE Plaintiffs fail to state a claim for attorneys' fees and costs under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, 42 U.S.C.§

Parker v. Dignity Health, (D. Nev. 2022).

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