Family of Ebola Victim, Dallas Hospital Reach Settlement

By | November 13, 2014

A lawyer for the family of the only Ebola patient in the United States to die says the hospital that treated him will create a foundation in his name.

Attorney Les Weisbrod said in Dallas that the foundation in honor of Thomas Eric Duncan will assist other Ebola victims in West Africa. Weisbrod said the foundation is part of a larger settlement that will “take care” of Duncan’s four children and his parents. Weisbrod did not say how much the settlement was worth.

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas did not immediately confirm Weisbrod’s announcement.

Duncan died Oct. 8. The Liberian man was initially sent away from the hospital’s emergency room with antibiotics, something hospital administrators have acknowledged was a mistake.

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  • November 20, 2014 at 11:14 am
    Libby says:
    Chuck Shumer's request was ludicrous.
  • November 20, 2014 at 11:13 am
    Libby says:
    I don't believe in it either, but I don't know what I'd do if someone made a huge error and it cost me my loved one. I'd like to say I would turn the other cheek, but it woul... read more
  • November 20, 2014 at 11:11 am
    Libby says:
    You answered your own question, GoldC. They would be left to raise your kids. That takes money.

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