Althea LaCoste, a frail woman who needed a ventilator to help her breathe, died hours after Hurricane Katrina knocked out the emergency power at Pendleton Methodist Hospital in New Orleans. More than four years later, her family is asking a jury to hold the hospital liable for the death of the 73-year-old, one of more than 100 people who died at hospitals or nursing homes in Katrina's aftermath. The trial is believed to be the first for a lawsuit over a hospital patient's death after the August 2005 hurricane.
January 15, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Althea LaCoste, a frail woman who needed a ventilator to help her breathe, died hours after Hurricane Katrina knocked out the emergency power at Pendleton Methodist Hospital in New Orleans.
More than four years later, her family is asking a jury to hold the hospital liable for the death of the 73-year-old, one of more than 100 people who died at hospitals or nursing homes in Katrina’s aftermath.
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