GSH VERDICT REDUCTION
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, ONE MAJOR HOSPITAL HAS FILED A MOTION TO OVERTURN A MALPRACTICE VERDICT BASED ON THE OVER-INFLATED VALUE OF ONE WOMAN'S LIFE.
GOOD SAMARTITAN HOSPITAL OF CINCINNATI HAS FILED A MOTION TO REDUCE THE $10 MILLION DOLLAR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE SETTLEMENT AWARDED TO THE FAMILY OF TERRI PRICE, CLAIMING THE PAYOUT INFLATED THE VALUE OF AN UNHEALTHY 70-YEAR-OLD-WOMAN. IN 2020, PRICE WAS PLACED IN A PSYCHIATRIC UNIT INSTEAD OF BEING TREATED FOR SEPSIS, WHICH PROGRESSED UNTREATED AND CAUSED HER DEATH. A HAMILTON COUNTY JURY UNANIMOUSLY AGREED ON THE AMOUNT OF THE AWARD ON MAY 1ST OF THIS YEAR. A COUNTER-MOTION WAS FILED BY THE DEFENSE, SHAMING THE HOSPITAL. A JUDGE WILL MAKE THE FINAL RULING.