Weis Medical Malpractice Lawsuit in Spotlight

Ed Van Dorn

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Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis tried to keep his gastric bypass surgery hidden from the public, but something went wrong when he had the operation five years ago. Now Weis' medical malpractice suit against Massachusetts General is getting national attention.

Weis, 50, who declined a request for an interview, described himself in the book as "a dumb ass" for submitting to the weight loss surgery.

A court-authorized medical malpractice tribunal found in 2004 that Weis had presented enough evidence for the case to proceed toward trial. The Mass. General surgeons are expected to argue that the care and treatment they rendered Weis met or exceeded the accepted standards at the time for a qualified average physician -- a key standard of proof in a medical malpractice case.

The case is scheduled to go to trial in Suffolk Superior Court next month.