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Doctor settles his part of wrongful death suit

Title: Doctor settles his part of wrongful death suit
Date: Tuesday, 15 September 1998
Publisher: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Author: Lucy Morgan
Main source: sptimes.com

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The doctor who pronounced Scientologist Lisa McPherson dead pays her estate $100,000. A Clearwater doctor who declared Scientologist Lisa McPherson dead when she arrived at a New Port Richey hospital in December 1995 has paid her estate $100,000 to settle his portion of a wrongful death suit McPherson's family filed against the Church of Scientology and others. James Felman, the Tampa lawyer who represents Dr. David Minkoff, said two medical malpractice insurance companies paid the entire amount. "It wasn't our idea ... [Read the rest at sptimes.com]