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“A patient who is considered neutropenic, if they spike a low-grade temperature of 100.4, they can go from being alive and well to dead in three hours,” Palmeri testified, explaining why oncologists ultimately withdrew acute hematology services after documenting that nurses “were not checking temperature in the time frames that they’re supposed to check.”

Austrian medical authorities have emphasized that no non-credentialed individual—let alone a child—may be present or participate in any part of a surgical procedure, regardless of consent or supervision.

The nurses have an obligation to ensure that the patient knows what the procedure is and understands what she’s having done in general terms, not technical terms.

“The court would not allow Mr K’s deposition testimony to be considered as part of the summary judgment motion because of the Dead Man’s Statute, which prohibits a party from testifying to their own interest as to their personal communication with a deceased person on the principle that the deceased would be unable to refute the claims.”

Judge Patrick Corum ruled that the hospital was profoundly negligent during delivery, describing its care as comparable to giving birth in “the most dangerous place on the planet.”

“In my opinion, this is ethically questionable at best. I think this is an obvious attempt to recast a premises liability issue into a narrow malpractice context… Holding hospitals accountable isn’t about harming healthcare or doctors—it’s about making sure they keep patients physically safe.”