Opinion ID: 1187073
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: was franz disciplined for ali's negligence?

Text: (10) Franz urges he was tried for Ali's derelictions. We disagree. The administrative law judge struck all charges that Franz was vicariously liable for Ali's acts in treating Wollweber. The panel rejected the only remaining theory of vicarious liability, Franz' selection of Ali as surgeon. The panel expressly found that the choice of Ali was not gross negligence since [i]t was not established that [Franz] knew, or should have known, that there was an unreasonable risk that Dr. Ali was grossly incompetent or that there was an unreasonable risk that Dr. Ali would be guilty of grossly negligent acts or omissions as such surgeon. All unprofessional conduct of Franz found by the panel was based on his own acts and omissions in Wollweber's treatment. Evidence of Ali's conduct could not be severed from the proceedings; though Ali was not a party, the entire course of Wollweber's tragedy involved the intertwined acts of Ali and Franz. The conduct of Ali was necessary to place that of Franz in context. Our review of the record satisfies us that evidence of Ali's negligence was not used unfairly against Franz.