Bill Paxton's Family Reaches Settlement in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Bill Paxton died back in 2017 and his family have reached a settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit they filed against surgeon Dr. Ali Khoynezhad and the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
The actor passed away at the age of 61 due to a stroke that occurred from complications with heart surgery.
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The lawsuit was filed in 2018 by Bill‘s wife of 30 years, Louise Paxton, and their kids. They alleged that the defendants provided “negligent diagnosis, management, and treatment.”
Bill had surgery to replace a heart valve and to correct an aortic aneurysm. In the lawsuit, his family says Cedars-Sinai “misrepresented and/or concealed information relating to the risks of surgery and care that would be provided and/or failed to adequately explain the proposed treatment or procedure.” They also said that the hospital “failed to disclose that [Dr. Khoynezhad] was going to use a high risk and unconventional surgical approach with which he lacked experience and which was, based upon information and belief, beyond the scope of his privileges.”
People reports that terms of the settlement are confidential and the settlement still needs to be approved by a judge.