The family Bill Paxton has settled their wrongful death lawsuit against a Los Angeles hospital and the surgeon who performed on Paxton.
The lawsuit has been ongoing since 2018, the year after Paxton died. It partly alleged that the hospital, Cedars-Senai, and the doctor put the actor in danger by “knowingly performing high-risk and unconventional surgery.” Beginning in 2017, Paxton underwent multiple surgeries, the last of which was for a coronary artery. Eleven days later, Paxton succumbed to a stroke at the age of 61.
According to The Guardian, “Paxton’s family alleged that [the doctor] sought to downplay the procedure’s risks before the actor experienced excessive bleeding, cardiac shock and a damaged coronary artery, ultimately leading to his death.”
Details of the Paxton’s wrongful death lawsuit settlement are unavailable at this time, but The Associated Press reports, citing Paxton’s family’s attorneys, “This matter has been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the parties.” Hopefully as this portion of the matter is rested some solace can come to Paxton’s family.
Paxton was a likable and charming fan favorite in movies like Near Dark, Apollo 13 and Twister. The latter was such a smash, tornado chasers GPS’d his initials throughout Tornado Alley. He also co-starred in The Terminator, Aliens and Predator 2, completing the much-coveted sci-fi trifecta of being killed by, yep, a terminator, an alien and a predator. Paxton was busy in his last years, turning up in the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. His last major role was starring in HBO’s Big Love, earning multiple Golden Globe nominations.
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