Description:
A medical malpractice lawsuit against a hospital for the wife and children of a man who committed suicide in the locked psychiatric unit of the hospital. A federal court jury found the hospital negligent at the conclusion of a two week trial.
Description:
A 55-year-old man, married with two children, died of a pulmonary
embolism which was not diagnosed on multiple visits to a Minnesota hospital. Fault was adamantly denied but the case settled short of trial.