Victoria Boggs

Partner

Victoria Boggs exclusively defends physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare professionals facing medical negligence claims. Victoria builds meaningful relationships with her clients as they collaborate on the defense of their cases. She has successfully defended complex and high-exposure medical negligence cases across the Commonwealth, resulting in both defense verdicts at trial and favorable outcomes before trial.

Victoria is a native of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where she grew up in a town of 250 people with 300+ inches of snow each year. She graduated summa cum laude from Western Michigan University, which she attended on a full-tuition academic scholarship. Victoria then studied law at Washington University in St. Louis, where she was the Managing Editor of the Global Studies Law Review. After graduating, she practiced with Danna McKitrick in St. Louis, before moving to Louisville and joining the firm of Weber & Rose, PSC. In 2014, she joined Napier Gault Schupbach & Stevens, PLC, to focus her practice on medical negligence defense.

Victoria has been recognized as a Kentucky Super Lawyer® annually since 2019 in the area of Medical Malpractice Defense. She has written for statewide legal publications on many timely topics. She is regularly asked to speak to physicians, fellows, and residents about tools to manage and mitigate the risk of medical negligence liability. The medical negligence field is fast-paced, and Victoria finds that it rewards those who approach their work with diligence, curiosity, and adaptability. She is committed to reaching the best possible outcomes for her clients and doing so with the highest standards of professional integrity and excellence.

Beyond her legal practice, Victoria dedicates her time to helping others in the Louisville community. She mentors a high school refugee from Sudan through the Kentucky Refugee Ministries’ Rise Up program. She is also a member of the Boards of Directors of Alliance Française de Louisville and the Louisville Audubon Society. She is a proud member of the 2013 Class of Leadership Kentucky, an intermediate French speaker, and a lifelong Green Bay Packers fan.

  • Direct: (502) 855-3806

  • Hospital and Physician Medical Malpractice Defense (100%)

  • At Trial

    Co-Trial Counsel for infectious diseases specialist facing wrongful death suit. Plaintiffs’ expert alleged that I.D. specialist failed to diagnose Bactrim-induced-meningitis. Successfully proved at trial that Bactrim-induced-meningitis is rare, and the I.D. specialist’s diagnosis and treatment were reasonable under the circumstances. After nearly three weeks of trial, jury returned a defense verdict.

    Co-Trial Counsel for primary care provider facing wrongful death suit. Family alleged that provider delayed the diagnosis of patient's rare form of colorectal cancer. Provider had strong defenses on both standard of care and causation. After almost two weeks of trial, jury returned a defense verdict.

    Co-Trial Counsel for hospital facing premises liability claim. Plaintiff claimed an ankle injury caused by alleged failure of hospital to inspect and maintain sidewalk. After a one-week jury trial, obtained defense verdict.

    Lead Trial Counsel for healthcare staffing company facing a claim of tortious interference with a healthcare provider's non-compete agreement. After a one-week jury trial, obtained a directed verdict in favor of the staffing company.

    Before Trial

    Obtained summary judgment or dismissal of the following claims:

    Paraplegia complication following cervical surgery (defended spinal surgeon);

    Alleged failure to instruct patient with Hepatitis C regarding medication, in light of patient's other conditions and medications (defended prescribing provider);

    Alleged failure to recognize and address symptoms of stroke (defended hospital);

    Alleged failure to properly diagnose and treat femoral neck fracture (defended hospital).

    Also negotiated voluntary dismissal (not settlement) of claims relating to a life-threatening complication from diabetes medication and alleged failure to monitor the patient's status (defended endocrinologist); claims relating to a deep vein thrombosis that allegedly progressed to a fatal pulmonary embolism (defended hospital); and claims relating to complex vascular surgery intervention including above-the-knee amputation (defended vascular surgeon).

    After extensive briefing, successfully obtained order from United States District Court in a medical negligence matter, denying plaintiff's motion to compel additional responses to all but two of the over 30 requests at issue in a motion to compel discovery. This briefing culminated in an opinion that has been extensively cited as authority for applying the amended discovery rule (FRCP 26(b)(1)), and encouraging judges to be more aggressive in identifying and discouraging the overuse of discovery, particularly when it is "marginally relevant" to the claims at issue.

    On Appeal

    Obtained summary judgment for hospital and radiologic technologist in case in which patient alleged negligence in mammography procedure and damage to a breast implant. Successfully argued that doctrine of res ipsa loquitor did not apply to case, and Plaintiff was required to present expert opinion evidence to prosecute her claim. Court agreed that res ipsa loquitor had no application to case and that Plaintiff failed to support her medical negligence claim with the required expert opinion. Plaintiff sought review with the Kentucky Court of Appeals. After fully briefing the issues, successfully obtained opinion from the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which upheld the summary judgment in favor of hospital and technologist.

  • Selected for inclusion each year from 2019 to 2026 in the Kentucky Super Lawyers® publication for Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense, based upon peer recognition and professional achievement.


    • Author, “Putting the Teeth Back into the Test: Expert Witness Challenges Under Amended FRE 702 and KRE 702, Common Defense, Winter 2025

    • Presenter, “Preventing and Managing Risk in Medical Care,” Residents as Leaders Program, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 2023, 2024, 2025

    • Presenter, “Managing the Risks of Medical Malpractice Claims in Emergency Medicine,” Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, October 2023

    • Co-Presenter, “Best Practices to Avoid Medical Malpractice Cases and Defend Your Care,” All Medical Staff/Surgery Roundtable, Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, October 2021

    • Presenter, “Medical Malpractice Cases: How Records Become Evidence, and a Case Example and Discussion,” Trauma Multidisciplinary Conference, University of Louisville Hospital, July 2021

    • Author, “Let’s Be Exclusive: Harnessing Daubert in Medical Negligence Defense,” Common Defense, Summer 2019

    • Panelist, "Laws, Rules, and Roles," Introduction to Clinical Medicine, University of Louisville Medical School, August 2017, August 2018, August 2019

    • Presenter, "Medical Negligence & Liability", Topics in Clinical Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, October 2016, March 2018

    • Presenter, "Avoiding and Surviving Dental Malpractice Claims," University of Louisville School of Dentistry, October 2016

    • Presenter, "Defending Your Case Against the Pro Se Litigant," Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys Annual Meeting, May 2016

    • Co-Author, "Defending Your Next Case Against a Pro Se Plaintiff," Common Defense, Spring/Summer 2016

    • Presenter, "Kentucky Health Care Case Law Update", Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys Annual Meeting, May 2015

    • Presenter, "The Basics of Voir Dire", Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court, Louisville, KY, April 2015

    • Author, "Curbside Consults: Tips for Treading Carefully and Avoiding a Head-On Collision with Kentucky Law", KMRRRG Professional Liability Update, January/February 2015

    • Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys

    • Kentucky Defense Counsel

    • Barrister Member, Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court, 2012-2015

    • Adjunct Professor of Law, Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase School of Law, 2012-2014

    • Leadership Kentucky, Class of 2013

    • Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri Bar Associations

    • Missouri, 2005

    • Illinois, 2006

    • Kentucky, 2007

    • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky

    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

  • Washington University School of Law, J.D., 2005

    • Managing Editor, Washington University Global Studies Law Review, 2004–2005

    • Dean's List


    Western Michigan University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2002

    • Phi Beta Kappa

    • John G. Gill Medallion Scholar (full-tuition academic scholarship)

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