Melissa Rivers has settled the malpractice lawsuit she filed in
January 2015 against New York City endoscopy clinic acussing them of
causing Joan Rivers' death in September 2014.
Melissa Rivers files huge lawsuit against clinic responsible for Joan River's death(eonline)
Melissa Rivers could now find some peace after settling the malpractice lawsuit she filed in January 2015 against New York City endoscopy clinic which she accused of causing Joan Rivers' tragic death.
Melissa
Rivers says it hurt for her mother, Joan Rivers, to have been snubbed
during the Oscar Awards tribute to fallen stars of 2014(eonline)
According to E! News, Melissa reached an agreement on Thursday, May 12. "In
accepting this settlement, I am able to put the legal aspects of my
mother's death behind me and ensure that those culpable for her death
have accepted responsibility for their actions quickly and without
equivocation," Melissa said in er statement on Thursday.
Rivers added,
"Moving forward, my focus will be to ensure that no one ever has to go
through what my mother, Cooper and I went through and I will work
towards ensuring higher safety standards in out-patient surgical
clinics. I want to express my personal gratitude to my legal team for
their wise counsel and prompt resolution of this case."
Brad Goreski, Melissa Rivers and Giuliana Rancic - new hosts of Fashion Police(E!)
Rivers' legal counsel later released the following statement: "While
we know that no amount of money will compensate Melissa Rivers and her
son Cooper for their loss, we are pleased that the case has been
resolved. We worked tirelessly to ensure that appropriate compensation
was paid on behalf of those responsible for Joan Rivers' death.
"In
keeping with Melissa's wishes, we will continue to work with the
Rivers' family to ensure that appropriate safeguards and higher safety
standards are put into effect in all ambulatory surgery centers to
protect the health, safety and well-being of all patients and to prevent
such a tragedy from ever happening again.We have agreed to keep the
terms of the settlement confidential to make certain that the focus of
this horrific incident remains on improved patient care and the legacy
of Joan Rivers."
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. We will keep you posted.
Joan
Rivers' daughter, Melissa, claims doctors at Yorkville Endoscopy Centre
were highly unprofessional during her mother's dying moment (radaronline)
Joan Rivers died
in September 2014 after undergoing a throat procedure at the clinic.
The medical examiner later determined that she had stopped breathing
during the procedure and suffered fatal brain damage resulting from a
lack of oxygen. She was 81.
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