$6 million awarded to family of woman in care-home death
But settlement will trump the jury's amount
By Rhonda Bodfield
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.15.2008The family of a woman who died of a morphine overdose was awarded $6 million by a Pima County jury.
The jury determined last month that 90 percent of the award should be paid by the nursing home that cared for 81-year-old Sylvia Culpepper, while 10 percent should be paid by Tucson Medical Center.