A.H., et al. v. Matulis, et al., In the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia, Civil Action No. 18-C-176 A.H., et al. v. Matulis, et al.
In the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia
Civil Action No. 18-C-176
ATTENTION ALL FORMER FEMALE PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED A COLONOSCOPY OR SIGMOIODOSCOPY AT CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (“CAMC”) PEREFORMED BY DR. STEVEN R. MATULIS BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2020 THROUGH FEBRUARY 17, 2016
A proposed Settlement has been reached between CAMC (“Defendant”) and former female patients of CAMC (“Plaintiffs”) individually and on behalf of approximately 2,500 putative class members. The settlement resolves a class action lawsuit claiming that Defendant violated certain laws pertaining to discrimination and sexual harassment regarding female patients who had colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy procedures performed by Dr. Steven R. Matulis, M.D, at the CAMC in Kanawha County, West Virginia between January 1, 2010 and February 17, 2016.
You may be eligible to receive a monetary settlement award if you had a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy procedure performed by Dr. Steven R. Matulis, M.D. at CAMC’s hospital in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia between January 1, 2010 and February 17, 2016.
The Defendant denies that they have done anything wrong and the Court has not yet ruled on the merits of any of Plaintiffs’ claims and Plaintiffs believe that the proposed Settlement with Defendant is, under all the circumstances, fair and in the best interest of the Settlement Class.
Please refer to the Class Notice, by clicking here or visiting the Important Documents tab of this website, for more detailed information on the Settlement and your legal rights and options under the Settlement.
The Settlement
The Parties have reached an agreement to the Settlement, which is subject to final approval by the Court. The Final Fairness Hearing will be held on May 9, 2022 at 1:00 p.m., at the Kanawha County Courthouse, 111 Court Street, 4th Floor, Charleston, West Virginia 25301.