New Mexico Jury Rules Hospital Negligent in Nichols Death, Awards $13 Million
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A New Mexico jury ordered Gila Regional Medical Center to pay $13 million to Nichelle Nichols’ estate, finding the hospital negligent for failing to secure a proper bed or arrange a transfer for the Star Trek actress in 2022, a lapse that contributed to her death shortly after discharge.
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