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Posted on 10/27/2008 - $6 Million Awarded To Family of Patient Killed by Morphine Overdose
Posted on 5/27/2008
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$6 Million Awarded To Family of Patient Killed by Morphine Overdose
Posted on May 27, 2008
The Tuscon Citizen Reports: "A jury awarded a Tucson family $6 million in a lawsuit brought after an ailing 81-year-old relative died of a morphine overdose. Mary Culpepper and two other relatives last month were awarded $2 million each, with the cost to be paid 90 percent by operators of a nursing home, Manor Care Health Services, and 10 percent to be paid by Tucson Medical Center." This event actually happened in a nursing home; but drug overdoses are common medical mistakes made by doctors, nurses, hospitals, and other healthcare providers. Click the link to read the actual article.
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