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Dad, 35, accused of FAKING severe asthma attack by hospital staff
Jerome White, 35, died after collapsing outside a New Jersey hospital while desperately struggling to breathe during a severe asthma attack.
TL;DR
- Jerome White, 35, died on June 19, 2020, from anoxic encephalopathy and cardiac arrest, following a severe asthma attack.
- He collapsed outside Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey, after being discharged.
- An on-duty nurse allegedly told sheriff's officers that White 'comes here all the time and pretends to be sick.'
- White's family received a $15 million wrongful-death settlement from Cooper University Hospital ($12 million) and Camden County ($3 million).
- The settlement included a confidentiality agreement, and no admission of wrongdoing was made by the defendants.
- Experts suggested the settlement amount indicated potentially reprehensible hospital behavior and possible violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.