Lawyers for former patients of Dr. John Anderson King and their families have settled 11 more medical malpractice lawsuits with the company that employed King to perform surgery.

William Druckman, a Charleston lawyer who represents those 11 plaintiffs, announced the settlements on Thursday morning in Putnam Circuit Court. The plaintiffs have settled with the Hospital Corporation of America, the nation's largest for-profit hospital chain, and Putnam General Hospital, which employed King from November 2002 to June 2003. The hospital is now owned by Charleston Area Medical Center and is called CAMC Teays Valley Hospital.

King served as an osteopathic physician on Putnam General's staff between November 2002 and June 2003. During those seven months, King's actions generated 124 different medical malpractice suits.

The amounts of the 11 new settlements were not announced and Druckman declined to comment Thursday. The settlements were apparently reached late Wednesday evening.

Druckman still has one pending lawsuit in a case where King was insured through the state Board of Risk and Insurance Management, now called Physicians' Mutual Insurance.

Druckman also has two lawsuits pending against Wright Medical Technology and EBI LP, companies that manufactured spinal implant devices used by King.

On March 12, HCA and Putnam General agreed to settle 70 medical malpractice lawsuits in cases for clients represented by the Charleston law firm of Curry & Tolliver. The amounts of those settlements were still being negotiated when the settlements were announced in a filing in U.S. District Court in Charleston.

David McNair, a physician's assistant who worked with King at Putnam General, previously agreed to settle lawsuits with the clients represented by Curry & Tolliver.

Lawyer John Curry still has five cases pending where King was insured by BRIM.

Charleston lawyer and physician Richard Lindsay represents another 25 clients who sued HCA, Putnam General and King for medical malpractice. Those suits have apparently not yet been settled.

King generated two additional medical malpractice suits in October and November 2006 from patients he treated at American Family Care clinics in Alabama.

In November, King filed for bankruptcy in Birmingham, Ala., claiming only $500 in assets.

He has filed an application to become a Tennessee real-estate appraiser. The application is still pending.

To contact staff writer Paul J. Nyden, use e-mail or call 348-5164.

Lawyers for former patients of Dr. John Anderson King and their families have settled 11 more medical malpractice lawsuits with the company that employed King to perform surgery.

William Druckman, a Charleston lawyer who represents those 11 plaintiffs, announced the settlements on Thursday morning in Putnam Circuit Court. The plaintiffs have settled with the Hospital Corporation of America, the nation's largest for-profit hospital chain, and Putnam General Hospital, which employed King from November 2002 to June 2003. The hospital is now owned by Charleston Area Medical Center and is called CAMC Teays Valley Hospital.

King served as an osteopathic physician on Putnam General's staff between November 2002 and June 2003. During those seven months, King's actions generated 124 different medical malpractice suits.

The amounts of the 11 new settlements were not announced and Druckman declined to comment Thursday. The settlements were apparently reached late Wednesday evening.

Druckman still has one pending lawsuit in a case where King was insured through the state Board of Risk and Insurance Management, now called Physicians' Mutual Insurance.

Druckman also has two lawsuits pending against Wright Medical Technology and EBI LP, companies that manufactured spinal implant devices used by King.

On March 12, HCA and Putnam General agreed to settle 70 medical malpractice lawsuits in cases for clients represented by the Charleston law firm of Curry & Tolliver. The amounts of those settlements were still being negotiated when the settlements were announced in a filing in U.S. District Court in Charleston.

David McNair, a physician's assistant who worked with King at Putnam General, previously agreed to settle lawsuits with the clients represented by Curry & Tolliver.

Lawyer John Curry still has five cases pending where King was insured by BRIM.

Charleston lawyer and physician Richard Lindsay represents another 25 clients who sued HCA, Putnam General and King for medical malpractice. Those suits have apparently not yet been settled.

King generated two additional medical malpractice suits in October and November 2006 from patients he treated at American Family Care clinics in Alabama.

In November, King filed for bankruptcy in Birmingham, Ala., claiming only $500 in assets.

He has filed an application to become a Tennessee real-estate appraiser. The application is still pending.

To contact staff writer Paul J. Nyden, use e-mail or call 348-5164.