Operator of Patrick County Hospital sued for $1 million in damages
January 17, 2009
Jan. 15-2009-As reported by Associated Press and Richmond Times Dispatch. STUART -- A lawsuit against the former operator of a Patrick County hospital seeks $1 million in damages, including wages owed to more than 85 employees.
Published: January 15, 2009
Plaintiffs' attorney John Fishwick said the lawsuit filed yesterday in Patrick County Circuit Court seeks up to $250,000 in wages owed to workers at R.J. Reynolds Patrick County Memorial Hospital.
The lawsuit names as defendants PCH Operations LLC and two managers, Steven D. Womack and Melvin E. Woodward Jr. A telephone message seeking comment from Womack was not immediately returned.
Fishwick says the 85 plaintiffs are owed two to four weeks' worth of wages, as well as benefits such as health insurance claims. The workers lost their jobs Oct. 29, although the new operator has rehired some of them.
-- The Associated Press
