A Texas appellate court ruled that the treatment providers for an injured worker could proceed with a defamation claim against him based on the allegedly false accusations he levied for having "botched" his knee surgeries.
Case: Stone v. Anthony S. Melillo M.D., No. 14-18-00971-CV, 10/20/2020, published.
Facts: David Stone suffered an on-the-job injury to his left knee. He sought treatment from Dr. Anthony S. Melillo of Bay Oaks Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine.
In 2010, Melillo performed a left knee anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on Stone. He advised Stone ...
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