The Story of Jahi Continues

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Apr 1, 2015

Just to update respondents here that today is the 10th anniversary of Terry Schiavo's death. Karen Quinlan died in 1985 but I find it interesting that she died in a LTC facility in NJ. Terry S. died in Florida.

Karen Ann Quinlan was born, raised and lived in NJ. Unlike the family of Jahi.

Horseshoe, BSN, RN · Apr 1, 2015

Karen Ann Quinlan was born, raised and lived in NJ. Unlike the family of Jahi.

Also, Karen Quinlan's family fought for the right to withdraw support.

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Apr 1, 2015

Also, Karen Quinlan's family fought for the right to withdraw support.

Exactly. I lived in that area as a child. I remember this case. Her family was wanting to let her go they accepted the medical reality. Polar opposite of McMath.

guestng82 · Apr 1, 2015

I have been following this story off and on since late last year, and I just cannot believe that this is still ongoing. I understand why the attorneys went ahead and filed suit. I mean, if they had let the statute of limitations pass (I am not familiar with California law, and I am assuming that is why they went ahead and filed) without filing suit, their clients would have probably then sued them for legal malpractice.

I do feel really bad for all of the healthcare providers still taking care of the body of that poor child. Though, I also now feel bad for the paralegals on for the hospital's attorneys. I just know that someone is going to have to dig through all of those articles and videos to find evidence against the family and track down all the witnesses that were in the waiting room, etc. That is one assignment I have never received as a medical malpractice defense paralegal, and one I hope never to have. I wonder how they would even begin tracking down the witnesses as (because of HIPAA), I would assume that the hospital could not even tell who a patients' visitors were. Do you all think that would be a HIPAA violation?

I wish California (and all states) would do the same as Louisiana (where I work) and have the Medical Review Panel first, where you appoint three physicians (one for the plaintiffs, one for the defendants and one that is selected by the first two panelists) who then determine whether the HCPs met the standard of care using evidence submitted by each party. In my experience, the defense usually wins those, and very little of the ones that we win go on to district court. It just helps to weed out the frivolous lawsuits.

scaredsilly, BSN, RN · Apr 1, 2015

Statute of limitations is up next January, and they got a different lawyer to file the suit. Dolan said all along he wouldn't file it....not sure of the reasoning behind that. Maybe he knows he will lose.

I would guess that the hospital had to know that the scam fam would eventually file suit. Knowing that, I would assume that they had most everything ready for when it got filed. I would also assume that other families who were present and witnessed some of what went on were contacted early and asked if they would be willing to testify if it came down to this, so there is probably not as much to run down as there is in a case that is more of a surprise than this one.

Jahi's family terrorized that hospital waiting room, and bragged about it on Instagram. One post stated that they were bringing in some sort of fish dinner and didn't "give a f*** if the smell bothers these b******". I am quite sure witnesses will be happy to come forward!!

I will be happy to see CHOs response. They have been muted by HIPAA for 16 months, it is finally going to be their chance to tell us what really happened!! Once they do, I suspect this case is going to go away.

nurseprnRN, BSN, RN · May 4, 2015

I have on my desk a card I got from a nurse manager at Children's in Oakland when I wrote to say that I hoped her nurses were getting over this case and how hard it must have been for them. It was not a pleasant time.

scaredsilly, BSN, RN · May 4, 2015

I have on my desk a card I got from a nurse manager at Children's in Oakland when I wrote to say that I hoped her nurses were getting over this case and how hard it must have been for them. It was not a pleasant time.

Are you able to share her comments?

nurseprnRN, BSN, RN · May 6, 2015

I'd rather not quote her directly without her permission, but she thanked me very warmly for the support I expressed for her staff, of whom she was very proud. At the time I posted their address here, and I think she got a lot of cards from AN denizens.

scaredsilly, BSN, RN · May 6, 2015

I don't think that I saw that address, but thank you for sharing! I feel so badly for those nurses, and everyone else who was involved in long term corpse care!

nurseprnRN, BSN, RN · May 7, 2015

I don't think that I saw that address, but thank you for sharing! I feel so badly for those nurses, and everyone else who was involved in long term corpse care!

You can Google Oakland Children's Hospital for the address and send Attn: PICU. That will get it there.

scaredsilly, BSN, RN · May 7, 2015

I think I will, thanks!

The nurses got slammed so badly in that farce of a lawsuit, I really feel for them. I will be glad when they get to tell their story...in the meantime they deserve all the support they can get.

FLAlleycat · May 26, 2015

By my most favorite doctor! (Not Paul Bryne)

Stories from the trauma bay: Jahi McMath update...sort of