In a 3-2 viewpoint, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a couple who took legal action against a Charleston healthcare facility for the supposed mishandling of fetal remains following care provided to the mom was needed to adhere to pre-suit notification requirements.
The narrow bulk agreed the argument of the Charleston Location Medical Center, operating as the Females and Kid’s Medical facility, that the mom, Angela Lester, was supplied treatment following the stillbirth of a fetus in Might 2018, which the supposed mishandling of fetal remains belonged to the healthcare services rendered to her. For that reason, her claims undergo the Doctor Liability Act pre-suit notification requirements, according to the bulk viewpoint submitted June 12.