Widower of Meningitis Victim Sues St. Thomas

By Brittany Sims on Fri, 02/01/2013 - 3:54pm

Widower Wayne Reed filed a lawsuit against the Saint Thomas Outpatient Neurosurgery Center and its owners after his wife died in last year’s meningitis outbreak from tainted injections she received at the clinic. The Nashville Ledger reports that the lawsuit also challenges caps on medical malpractice awards in a new state law, and seeks $12.5 million in compulsory damages. Reed is disabled and the suit claims his wife was his primary caregiver.