D'Adamo v. Saint Dominic's Home

**D'Adamo v. Saint Dominic's Home: Court Protects Disabled Resident from Invasive Medical Exam** This case involved a dispute over a medical examination of a disabled resident at Saint Dominic's Home, a care facility. The resident's family (the D'Adamos) sued the facility for negligence and medical malpractice. During the lawsuit, the facility wanted their medical expert to perform an invasive procedure called a rigid sigmoidoscopy on the disabled resident as part of a physical examination to support their defense. The trial court initially allowed this invasive examination, but the family appealed, requesting protection from the procedure. The appellate court sided with the family and reversed the lower court's decision. The court ruled that the facility's medical expert could not perform invasive procedures on the disabled resident during the examination. However, the court did allow a non-invasive physical examination to proceed, with the facility required to pay for transportation costs. **Why this matters for workers:** This ruling shows that courts will protect vulnerable individuals, including those in care facilities, from unnecessary invasive medical procedures during legal proceedings. It demonstrates that even when employers or facilities are defending themselves in court, they cannot subject workers or residents to potentially harmful examinations without strong justification.