A New Mexico jury deliberated two hours on June 4 before returning a $13 million verdict in favor of the family of Nichelle Nichols against Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City.
Very sad, but at 89 years old, it was likely she wasn't going to be around much longer. My father died at 73 on the operating table during what he knew was a risky surgery. I wouldn't hear anything about a lawsuit, but still received advice from an attorney who was very plain about it - he knew the risk going in, AND he was no longer working, so there was no loss of income to the family.
Very sad, but at 89 years old, it was likely she wasn't going to be around much longer. My father died at 73 on the operating table during what he knew was a risky surgery. I wouldn't hear anything about a lawsuit, but still received advice from an attorney who was very plain about it - he knew the risk going in, AND he was no longer working, so there was no loss of income to the family.
She could have lived to 100 or 120.
Oh, I had forgotten how beautiful she was. I didn't know she'd passed away.