Class Suit Accusing Doctor Of Unnecessary Procedures Kept In Federal Court

Mealey's (October 1, 2019, 8:41 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A class complaint by two Pennsylvania residents accusing a Pennsylvania doctor and the locations where he practices of committing medical malpractice by performing unnecessary procedures belongs in federal court, a federal judge ruled Sept. 20, denying the patients’ claims that the removal was untimely or fell within two Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) exceptions (Sheila Durnell, et al. v. Gerard Foti, et al., No. 19-2972, E.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 160599)....