Doctors and nurses at UAMS are trying to evade liability for disrupting a man’s ossicular chain in his left ear. The tiny bones in his ear were broken apart while medical providers tackled him in an attempt to prevent him from leaving against medical advice. (No one at UAMS sought a court order authorizing them to force him to stay.)

The doctors and nurses deny any wrongdoing. But Sean entered UAMS with his ear bones intact and left with them disrupted and severe hearing loss. Although UAMS medical records note that Sean appeared to have lost hearing, court filings by UAMS and the individual defendants deny that he suffered hearing loss at all.

Sean is not the type to complain about disabilities acquired in a hospital. He adapts and moves forward. Still, it cannot be easy to play professional poker when you cannot hear what people are saying. The YouTube video above is the first time I have heard Sean publicly discuss the challenges he faces as a result of what happened.

The UAMS defendants are also arguing that the form summons approved by the Arkansas Supreme Court—and routinely used by UAMS in its own debt-collection lawsuits—was somehow insufficient in this case. They further contend that when the court denied a motion for additional time to serve summonses, despite stating that the plaintiffs “may refile,” that denial made any extension of time legally impossible.

What the UAMS team has not said is, “We’re sorry.” The doctors, some of whom earn more than $500,000 per year, have not offered a single penny in compensation.

Another argument advanced by the defendants is that the complaint does not identify which individual committed each specific act. For example, the complaint often refers to the group collectively, alleging that “the clinician defendants forced Sean to use fentanyl, benzodiazepines, and barbiturates despite his adamant refusal.”

So, here are a few of the doctors and nurses involved.

Dr. Joseph F. Margolick

Dr. Natalie J. Applebaum

Nurse Nathan Ernst

Nurse Britney Beumeler

Dr. Elizabeth Brown

Dr. Karrar Aljiboori

Dr. Benjamin Davis

Dr. Mary “Katie” Kimbrough

Dr. Nolan Bruce

Dr. Jennings Boyette

Dr. Sriram Navuluri

Nurse Susan Zaleski Norsworthy

Dr. Prashanth Reddy Damalcheruvu

Nurse Shannon Cobb

Dr. Erika Petersen