Sam Smith has filed a lawsuit against your hospital because he believes that he has been infected with the chickenpox virus while he was a patient there. He believes the source of the virus was a physician at the hospital. As an LNC working for the hospital, you will most likely assert each of the following defenses, except. The physician only works part time at the hospital be that Sam was exposed to the virus from another source outside of the hospital. See Sam's illness is related to a pre-existing condition that he had before he entered the hospital D Sam had the flu, and he had been improperly diagnosed with the chickenpox virus.