| February 2010 Suit: | February 2011 Suit: No. CJ-2011-921 Oklahoma County |
| MONICA DEAUN SWITZER, D.D.S.; | MONICA SWITZER, D.D.S. |
The list above reflects even the part time dentists. Good! You just can't play with trash without getting dirty, can you?
In the first case above, CJ-2010-1632, Douglas Durst, DDS has been removed without prejudice, at the request of the plaintiff in fact. However, as of today, Dr. Douglas Durst remains on the case filed in February 2011.
There have been two other Medical Malpractice lawsuits naming Dr. Mathew A. Berg in Oklahoma- CJ-2009-10685 with Charles Goodwin, DDS and CJ-2009-01390 in connection with Dr. Paul Esau and New Smiles, PLLC. I think this makes Dr. Mathew Arnold Berg the wining Small Smiles dentists with 4.
Other Oklahoma Cases involving Church Street Health Management and their chain of dental clinics:
Vazquez v FORBA Holdings and the usual list of companies
CJ-2010-1624
Filed February 25, 2010
Closed March 18, 2010
Oklahoma County
Dismissed Without Prejudice on request of Plaintiff
Briseno v Children's Dental Clinic and Megann W. Scott, DDS
CJ-2010-4092
Filed May 12-2010
Closed July 16, 2010
Settlement
The liability insurance company for Dr. Megann W. Scott offered Briseno $17,500 and she accepted it. In the end there was 11,339.43 put into an account and "shall not be withdrawn unless ordered by the court" or given to the child on their 18th birthday.
It took just over 64 days (45 working days) for Dr. Megann's insurance company and Briseno to settle. I think that's pretty darn quick.. I also noticed in this case the complaint was barely one page long, the answer to the complaint, only one paragraph.
The Petition: (Filed May 12, 2010)
COME NOW, Plaintiff, Jerri Briseno, individually and as parent and next friend of left blank, a minor, for causes of action against Defendants, Small Smiles Holding Company dba Oklahoma Smiles Dental Centers of Oklahoma City ("Small Smiles) and Megann Scott, DDS ("Scott"), state:
On or about January 26, 2010, [ 5 days after the announced $24 million dollar settlement] minor Plaintiff sought dental care at Defendant Small Smiles. Defendant Scott, an agent and or employee of Small Smiles rendered negligent care, treatment and services to said minor Plaintiff. As a result [of] Defendants negligence, the minor Plaintiff sustained injuries in an amount of $17,500.00.Wherefore, the Plaintiff's demand judgment against the Defendant and for any other relieve that the court deems proper.
The Answer: (filed May 13, 2010)
Defendants, Small Smiles Holding Company dba Oklahoma Smiles Dental Centers of South Oklahoma city and Megan Scott, DDS denies generally and specifically each and every allegation contained in the Petition filed herein.
WHEREFORE, having answered, said Defendants pray the Plaintiffs take nothing herein.
Honestly, the above is all there was to the whole thing. So they each side filed these two documents with the court, one document says we want $$$ because Dr. Megann Scott did this. The very next day, Dr. Scott says, no I didn't but here is the exact amount you asked for.
I dunno, but you think maybe things had been happening between the defendant and Dr. Megan Scott and her insurance company long before anything was ever officially filed in court. I'm just guessing here, but I bet dollars to donuts, it was only filed in court so that the courts could oversee the distribution of the settlement dollars.
What isn't clear is what negligent treatment Dr. Megann Scott delivered. There appears to be no actions ever taken against her in Oklahoma, but that doesn't mean anything! Having an action recorded as being taken by a state medical board of any kind, in some states, means you've murdered at least a dozen people and have their hides in your bedroom closet.
Children's Dental Clinic (FORBA/Church Street Health Management)
v
Oklahoma Health Care Authority and Michael Fogarty
Filed December 28, 2007 (just over a month after the WJLA report)
Closed November 12, 2009(about 2 1/2 months before the $24 mil settlement was announced)
Dismissed with prejudice at request of Plaintiff
This complaint has a lot of interesting documents included. Some Kaleen West signed documents with Dr. Kenneth Knott and Dr. Robert Adrus declaring they have control and ownership over the clinics in Oklahoma.
In this case, the following dentists are on documents included in the Petition:
Dr. Kenneth Knott, DDS
Dr. Robert Andrus, DDS
Dr. Randall Ellis, DDS
Dr. Monica Switzer, DDS
Dr. Megann Scott, DDS
Dr. Jemimea Poitevier
Dr. Euna Chang, DDS
Dr. Stephen Cash, DDS
Dr. Edward A. Kahn, DMD
Dr. Erin Heathcock, DDS
Dr. Mark Thomas Kelly, DDS
Dr. James Curtis Kelly, DDS
Dr. Giang B. Pham, DDS
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