$30 Million Awarded To Estate Of Alabama Man Who Died In ER Waiting For Surgeon

Mealey's (June 10, 2019, 9:24 PM EDT) -- TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — An Alabama jury awarded $30 million on May 16 to the estate of a man who died from a gunshot wound while waiting in an emergency room for a surgical consult from the on-call surgeon who was conducting other surgeries and failed to designate a backup (Lekesha Taylor v. DCH Health Care Authority, et al., No. 63-CV-2014-900872, Ala. Cir., Tuscaloosa Co.)....