Case Result
$5M
VA Medical Malpractice
2018
Trial Verdict
San Antonio, TX
Case results are sourced directly from attorney websites by Injuria.ai's data infrastructure, which actively monitors 22,000+ personal injury law firms. They are not results obtained by ThatCarHitMe.com. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Case Details
Federal judge awarded damages to the family of a veteran who died by suicide after being discharged from a VA hospital despite being deemed at high risk for suicide.
Additional Notes
The clinical care coordinator determined the veteran was 'at high risk for suicide', but a psychiatrist decided he didn't have suicidal tendencies and discharged him. Two days later, the veteran committed suicide.