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Unaiza Tyree is a litigator in the Charleston, West Virginia office of regional law firm Bowles Rice. She handles a variety of different litigation matters but primarily focuses her practice on medical malpractice, wrongful death ...
West Virginia’s Medical Professional Liability Act (“MPLA”) is a living and breathing construct. Ever evolving, our Supreme Court constantly issues important new decisional law that changes the face of medical professional liability.
In today’s world, healthcare practitioners are at increased risk for medical malpractice if they fail to provide requisite care. Physicians providing high-risk care, such as trauma surgery and obstetric care, have even greater exposure since they are engaged in complex care due to time-sensitive and multifaceted decision-making, as ...