Augustus Thornton has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of his recently deceased wife against Dr. Stephen P. Striegel and four other medical providers, alleging his wife died after surgery.
SLU Travis Rife filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in St. Clair County Circuit Court May 18 against St. Joseph’s Memorial Hospital, Michael Scott, M.D. Southern Illinois Surgical Associates, Rodney Miller, M.D. and St. Louis University Hospital seeking damages in excess of $350,000.
Morris Kugler, M.D., general surgeon and outspoken critic of trial lawyers, answered questions about the med-mal crisis facing the Metro-East. A Collinsville resident, Dr. Kugler is founder of Southern Illinois Medical Alliance for the Survival of Healthcare (SMASH), a group that supports pro-healthcare legislators. His wife, Carol, is running for state representative in the 112th District as an independent write-in candidate against incumbent State Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Collinsville).