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Verdict Clears Ascension Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital in Controversial Schara Death Case

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APPLETON, Wis. — A jury has cleared Ascension Saint Elizabeth Hospital of wrongdoing in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a 19-year-old woman who died after a severe allergic reaction in 2021. The case revolved around the death of Grace Schara, who experienced anaphylaxis during a hospital visit, and whether the hospital’s staff acted appropriately during her care. The jury deliberated for approximately four hours before returning with a verdict on Thursday, exonerating the hospital and ruling that the hospital staff did not breach their duty of care towards Schara. The trial … Read more

Santa Clara Jury Awards $1 Million to Students Over Disputed Expulsion from Saint Francis High School

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Santa Clara, Calif. — Two recent graduates were awarded a significant sum by a Santa Clara County jury which ruled in their favor against their former high school on accusations of unjust expulsion. Saint Francis High School was ordered to pay $500,0₩ each to the two students along with a reimbursement for their tuition. The dispute began in 2020, during a heightened awareness of racial sensitivities due to the Black Lives Matter movement, when a photo surfaced showing the students with their faces covered in a black substance. Initially perceived as an act of blackface, … Read more

Husband Awarded $4 Million in Damages after Wife’s Tragic Outcome at Saint Luke’s Hospital

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Jackson County, Missouri – A jury in Jackson County has awarded nearly $4 million in damages to the husband of a woman who underwent an above-the-knee amputation after receiving treatment for sepsis and an infected pseudoaneurysm at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City. However, due to the state cap on non-economic damages, the widower will only receive a fraction of that amount. The lawsuit was filed by Jered Hicks against Metro Emergency Physicians and two physicians in 2017 after his wife underwent an arteriogram through the right femoral artery in her groin. The suit claimed … Read more