Comments on: Dennis Quaid Reaches Twin Overdose Settlement with Cedars-Sinai http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/12/16/dennis-quaid-reach-twin-overdose-settlement-agreement-with-cedars-sinai/ The Not So Pretty Side of Hollywood Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:58:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Alicia Cole http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/12/16/dennis-quaid-reach-twin-overdose-settlement-agreement-with-cedars-sinai/comment-page-1/#comment-31603 Alicia Cole Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:39:00 +0000 http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/12/16/dennis-quaid-reach-twin-overdose-settlement-agreement-with-cedars-sinai/#comment-31603 I am very happy for the Quaid Family. No one should have to endure what they have gone through. Unfortunately it happens more than the public would imagine, and people need to be aware that it NEVER ends with a hospital settling out of court even though no lawsuit has been filed! This is purely about Damage control and knowing that an A-list celeb has the money and media power to fight back in a way that the average person does not. 8 out of 10 legitimate malpractice victims in the state of California are unable to get attorneys to even take their case due to a 1975 medical malpractice damage cap of $250,000. I would like to know if the same settlement was made to the forgotten family of the OTHER CHILD INVOLVED! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE QUAIDS and to Cedars too for doing the right thing....At least in this high-profile case. I am very happy for the Quaid Family. No one should have to endure what they have gone through.

Unfortunately it happens more than the public would imagine, and people need to be aware that it NEVER ends with a hospital settling out of court even though no lawsuit has been filed! This is purely about Damage control and knowing that an A-list celeb has the money and media power to fight back in a way that the average person does not. 8 out of 10 legitimate malpractice victims in the state of California are unable to get attorneys to even take their case due to a 1975 medical malpractice damage cap of $250,000.

I would like to know if the same settlement was made to the forgotten family of the OTHER CHILD INVOLVED!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE QUAIDS and to Cedars too for doing the right thing….At least in this high-profile case.

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