All Things in Their Proper Place: An Update on Evolving Venue and Forum Issues under the WV MPLA
By Kace M. Legg, as published in The DTCWV Defender, Winter Edition 2019, Volume IV
Recent Amendments to the West Virginia Medical Professional Liability Act, codified at WV § 55-7B-1 et seq. (MPLA), began in 2015 by broadening the definitions of a “health care provider,” “health care facility,” and “health care, which in turn widened the scope and application of the MPLA.