Verdicts & Settlements July 30, 2009: Springfield Hospital, Doctors Cleared of Negligence

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A Greene County jury returned a verdict in favor of a Springfield hospital and two doctors accused of failing to adequately respond to a patient's adverse reaction to blood pressure medication, ultimately leading to her death.

Peggy Wills, 48, worked as a pharmacy technician in the pharmacy at Cox Medical Centers North in Springfield. She sought treatment for high blood pressure with Dr. Mira Choe, an internist at Cox Health Internal Medicine for Women.

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Verdicts & Settlements July 30, 2009: Springfield Hospital, Doctors Cleared of Negligence

Choe prescribed Avalide, a blood pressure medication, for Wills beginning in June 2005. Wills took a single pill and reported to Choe that she felt faint, weak and short of breath soon thereafter. Wills did not take Avalide again and instea...

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