SPOTLIGHT: N.O. hospitals may face lawsuits

The Dallas Morning News is reporting that lawsuits may be filed over the deaths of patients during Hurricane Katrina. Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, which on Monday denied media reports that patients in its charge were left alone to die at Memorial Medical Center, is expected to be one of the providers at the focus of any legal action. Louisiana State University law professor Edward Richards said major disasters like Katrina and 9/11 may not be the sort of thing which providers can realistically plan for, but "people will still seek redress." Story

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