More than a decade after her 92-year-old grandmother’s death, Linda Scheible’s lawsuit alleging that medical providers wrongfully prolonged Madeline Neumann’s life has made it to trial.
Experts say the case is the first of its kind in Florida.
More than a decade after her 92-year-old grandmother's death, Linda Scheible's lawsuit alleging that medical providers wrongfully prolonged Madeline Neumann's life has made it to trial. In the wake of the widely publicized Terri Schiavo end-of-life case, Floridians were told that if they have advance medical directives, their final wishes will be followed. But if Scheible loses, it could lead to greater leeway for doctors and other medical providers to ignore advance patient directives.
November 10, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
More than a decade after her 92-year-old grandmother’s death, Linda Scheible’s lawsuit alleging that medical providers wrongfully prolonged Madeline Neumann’s life has made it to trial.
Experts say the case is the first of its kind in Florida.
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