A harrowing legal battle unfolds as a grieving father seeks justice for the alleged medical negligence that led to his partner's untimely death and his son's injuries. On October 21, 2024, Andy Wiesbauer filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Palm Beach County, Florida, against Richard Hays, M.D., P.A., Conviva Medical Center Management, LLC, Hematology Oncology Associates of the Palm Beaches, P.A., Wellington Regional Medical Center, LLC, Jupiter Medical Group, Inc., Accountable Care Hospitalist Group, LLC, Isaac Halfon, M.D., LLC., and several individual medical practitioners.
The case centers around the tragic death of Xena N. Socarras on August 13, 2023. She was under the care of various healthcare providers from whom she sought treatment for persistent anemia since April 2015. The plaintiff alleges that these providers failed to properly diagnose and treat her condition despite numerous consultations and examinations. According to the complaint, "Xena Socarras suffered injury by acting and relying upon the aforesaid fraudulent omissions by Drs. Hays/Bansal," which ultimately led to her death from colon cancer—a condition allegedly diagnosable and curable had it been detected earlier.
The complaint details how Xena's symptoms were repeatedly overlooked or inadequately addressed by multiple healthcare professionals across different facilities. It claims that crucial tests were not performed or followed up on; specifically noting that "no guaiac testing was ever performed" and there was "no documented discussion of the possible causes of unexplained blood loss." The plaintiff accuses Dr. Richard Hays and others of concealing critical information about changes in practice ownership and oversight responsibilities that might have impacted patient care quality.
In seeking redress from the court, Andy Wiesbauer demands compensatory damages for mental anguish suffered by their son Hendrix Andy Wiesbauer due to his mother's death. The lawsuit also requests compensation for lost support and services that Xena would have provided her son if she had lived. Furthermore, it highlights Hendrix's own medical challenges attributed to premature birth complications linked to Xena’s untreated cancer.
Representing Andy Wiesbauer is an unnamed attorney who has brought forth this action citing violations under Florida’s Wrongful Death Act among other statutes related to medical malpractice and fraud. The case has been assigned Case Number 502024CA010089XXXAMB.