Medical spa owned by US senator hit with multiple lawsuits over poor mammography quality
A medical spa owned by a U.S. senator has been hit with multiple lawsuits over poor mammography quality.
Plaintiff attorneys have filed at least three proposed class-action lawsuits against the Greenbrier Clinic in Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. This after the Food and Drug Administration in March ordered the facility to suspend breast imaging operations following an evaluation by the American College of Radiology.
The clinic is located within the Greenbrier Resort, a luxury property owned by Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.V., and his family. On its website, the clinic bills itself as “the country’s only healthcare facility that combines a full-service diagnostic clinic and ambulatory surgery center with a comprehensive family care practice and world-renowned med spa.” It provides an array of diagnostic testing, in addition to spa services and concierge medical packages.
Former patients filed the third mammography-related lawsuit against the clinic on May 20, Legal Newsline reported Tuesday. In it, April Wilson and Erin Dotson claim they received faulty imaging exams at the clinic. Attorneys charge that the med spa provided mammograms to over 1,000 patients during a two-year period in which ACR says its care quality was not up to snuff.
“A mammogram is more than a medical procedure—it is a tool for peace of mind and early intervention. When a healthcare provider fails to ensure the accuracy of these screenings, patients face real consequences,” law firm Powell & Majestro, Charleston, West Virginia, said in a recently published notice seeking former patients to join the lawsuit.
Attorneys are now searching for other women imaged at the clinic between Oct. 28, 2023, and Feb. 26 of this year to join the lawsuit. They say they’re seeking damaged related to delayed diagnoses, emotional distress, financial loss and the need for repeat screening.
The lawsuits come amid questions about mounting debts at the resort and another separate complaint filed by a company affiliated with Omini Hotels & Resorts relating to Greenbrier’s financial challenges, according to Legal Newsline. Read more:
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.