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St. Peter’s Health has asked for a change of venue in a lawsuit filed by its former oncologist against the health care facility, saying the Helena-area community has been exposed

A district court judge on Wednesday denied a request from St. Peter’s Health to delay a lawsuit filed against the hospital by an oncologist who was fired late last year.  St. Peters had previously asked the court to delay the lawsuit until Dr. Thomas Weiner had exhausted the in-house remedies detailed in the hospitals bylaws before turning to the courts. The judge said the administrative process would not adequately address the claims being made. “None of his present claims are ...

A May 20 court hearing has been continued for a former oncologist for St. Peter’s Health who says he was wrongly fired.

Weiner  St. Peter’s Health has asked a judge to stay a lawsuit filed by a former oncologist against the health system, saying he has not exhausted administrative remedies as detailed in the hospital’s bylaws before turning to the courts. J. Devlan Geddes, the attorney for Dr. Thomas Weiner, said Tuesday his client will oppose the motion and their response is due by Thursday. St. Peter’s Health said in an April 5 motion to stay filing to Judge Michael Menahan, of the 1st Judici...

Weiner  According to court documents filed by St. Peters Health, an oncologist who was dismissed from the hospital last year incorrectly treated a patient for lung cancer for 11 years before it was determined that the person did not have the disease at the time of death.  The hospital’s legal counsel also said that it learned of “alarming narcotic prescribing practices” by Dr. Thomas Weiner, who is contesting his dismissal in court. They said several patients came to the fa...

Dr. Thomas Weiner An oncologist has sued St. Peter’s Health, its chief executive officer and several of its physicians for damages following his dismissal from the hospital, saying suspending his clinical privileges violated due process, was done without good cause and damaged his reputation. Dr. Thomas Weiner filed his 26-page lawsuit Thursday in Montanas 1st Judicial Court in Lewis and Clark County, requesting the case be heard by a jury and seeking damages to be determined at the tri...