Claim filed

Lawsuit claims hospital caused death

A lawsuit has now been filed in connection with Lisa's treatment at Samaritan Hospital in Troy in November 2003.

The claim was filed March 9 in state Supreme Court in Saratoga County.

In addition to the hospital, the suit names endocrinologist Dr. Rajinder K. Jain, attending physician Murat Acemoglu, Northeast Health, Inc., and a member of the hospital nursing staff identified as “Mary Doe.”

The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount in damages for economic loss, pain and suffering, and loss of companionship.

A story about the suit appeared on March 15 in the Daily Gazette, and more stories are pending in other publications.

Further infomation will appear here as the claim progress, to the extent, is possible now that the matter is in litigation.