The Healthcare Defender

In 2025, West Virginia’s appellate courts issued a trio of decisions that together refine both the reach and the rigor of the state’s Medical Professional Liability Act (“MPLA”). For physicians, hospitals, and other health-care providers, these rulings clarify when the MPLA applies and reaffirm that its procedural safeguards and time limits must be strictly observed.

In February 2025, the Intermediate Court of Appeals addressed the statute of limitations in Moschonas v. Jefferson Medical Center (No. 24-ICA-79). The plaintiffs filed suit more than two years after the ...