Methodist settles West Cancer lawsuit for just over $7M
Methodist has consistently disputed the government’s claims and characterizations of the relationship with West but said it “recognized this litigation is a drain on resources that are best used to provide the highest quality and safest care to our patients....” (The Daily Memphian file)
The settlement is significantly less than the $800 million the government had originally sought from the Memphis-based health care system.
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Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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