Bill Paxton’s Family Settles in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Wrongful Death Action

Bill Paxton’s family settled a wrongful death lawsuit against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the doctor who operated on the actor.

The late actor’s family filed the settlement in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday, about a month before the trial began. “The matter has been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the parties,” said attorneys for co-authors Bruce Broyle and Steve Heimberg. the hollywood reporter. The terms of the agreement are confidential.

The process was opened in 2018, about a year later. apollo 13 s twister The star died at age 57 of a stroke following heart surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm. Paxton suffered serious complications during and after the surgery, an operation her family says was performed negligently by hospital staff, including Paxton’s surgeon Dr. Ali Khoinejad.

They also claimed that the hospital tried to cover up this negligence by not performing an autopsy and lying to the company they hired for Paxton’s cremation and funeral, which her family did not want.

In February, Paxton’s family settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the General Anesthesiologists Partnership for $1 million, with the company claiming it was not responsible for Paxton’s death. According to court documents, the group will decide to “pay reasonable compensation to plaintiffs and spare the defendant costly and time-consuming litigation.”

Complaints against the Association of General Anesthesiologists included manslaughter, wrongful conduct and breach of fiduciary duty.

THR contacted a Cedars-Sinai representative.