Bill Paxton family 'resolves' wrongful death lawsuit with LA hospital
Bill Paxton died in 2017 after a heart valve replacement surgery
The family of the late actor Bill Paxton has reached an agreement over settling a wrongful death lawsuit against a Los Angeles hospital.
According to a court ruling on Friday, the suit, filed against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the surgeon who performed heart surgery on Paxton over four years ago, had been scheduled to go to trial next month.
However, attorneys for Paxton’s wife of 30 years, Louise, and their two children, James and Lydia, filed a notice in Los Angeles Superior Court that they had agreed to settle the case.
“The matter has been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the parties,” plaintiffs’ lawyers Bruce Broillet and Steve Heimberg said in a statement.
The Apollo 13 actor died on February 25, 2017, due to a stroke that came 11 days after surgery to replace a heart valve and repair aorta damage.