Fatal Misdiagnosis Victim Awarded 4 Million
The Mississippi Supreme Court recently upheld a $4 million award to the family of a woman who was misdiagnosed with cancer and then given a dose of painkillers that killed her. Reith Sanders, the daughter of the victim, Ersel Allen sued Hospice Ministries and Dr. William Causey; the hospice settled mid-trial for $1 million. Ms. Sanders claims that a simple lab test could have prevented this tragedy.
In 2001, the 66-year-old woman was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at the University of Mississippi and was sent to Hospice Ministries in June. She died a month later. She had been receiving massive doses of painkillers though she never even had cancer. Dr. William Causey was the medical director of the hospice at the time. He is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting a young boy in 2002.
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