Bankrupt Doctor Files Suit against Hospital
In another twist involving Dr. John A. King who has 122 medical malpractice suits pending against him, he has filed suit against the hospital he had privileges with. King has filed a lawsuit against Putnam General Hospital, its former owner and several hospital administrators and physicians. He seeks more that $531 million in damages claiming Putnam General defamed his character to hospitals, medical care providers and the public as well as improperly billing patients for services he performed and overcharged him for office rental fees. King seeks $500 million in compensatory damages, $31.5 million in punitive damages and $35,000 in legal fees and monthly payments. Earlier in the month, King filed personal bankruptcy papers that delayed the 122 malpractice suits against him indefinitely. King has lost and surrendered medical licenses in the states of West Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. Finally, last year King changed his name to Christopher Wallace Martin.
