In a motion to dismiss, Dr. John Bynon allegedly acknowledges that he changed the criteria because he claims they were not healthy enough to undergo a transplant.
Dr. Steve Bynon was accused of changing figures in a database so certain patients on the waitlist would be unable to receive a new liver. The hospital says the program is back, but with changes.
Dr. Steve Bynon was accused of changing figures in a database so certain patients on the waitlist would be unable to receive a new liver. Now, he no longer oversees the transplant program in Memorial Hermann.
According to a statement released by the hospital, the decision to land was made with their "routine operating guidelines to evaluate a possible maintenance issue."
The latest development comes after three families filed a restraining order against the surgeon, hoping to stop him from being able to get rid of any evidence.
ABC13 spoke with families who "trusted the doctors" before their loved ones died while waiting for new livers in organ transplant programs they didn't know were suspended.