Bill Paxton’s family reaches RM4mil settlement with anesthesia firm over actor’s death


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Five years after his sudden passing, the family of actor Bill Paxton has reached a settlement with an anesthesiologist medical group named in a lawsuit. Photo: Handout

Five years after his sudden passing, the family of actor Bill Paxton has reached a settlement with an anesthesiologist medical group named in a lawsuit filed in connection with his death.

Attorneys for the General Anesthesia Specialists Partnership filed documents on Feb 23 in Los Angeles County Superior Court seeking approval of the US$1mil (RM4.1mil) settlement. The agency was involved in Paxton’s heart surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, just two weeks before his death on Feb 25, 2017, at age 61.

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