A recent court filing reveals a gripping case of alleged medical negligence leading to a wrongful death. On June 12, 2024, Tamara Steinberg, as Administrator ad Litem of the Estate of Barney D. Steinberg, filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida against Dr. Brian Charity, Bay Area Emergency Physicians, LLC (BAEP), and Morton Plant Hospital Association, Inc. d/b/a Morton Plant Hospital (MPH).
The lawsuit centers around events that transpired following Barney D. Steinberg's surgery for throat cancer on April 27, 2021. After being admitted to Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo for post-surgery rehabilitation on May 6, 2021, Barney experienced bleeding from his mouth on May 23, 2021. He was subsequently taken to Morton Plant Hospital's Emergency Department where he was evaluated by Dr. Brian Charity.