The family of Bill Paxton has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Los Angeles hospital and the surgeon who performed the actor’s heart surgery shortly before he died.
It also alleges the hospital knew the surgeon, Dr Ali Khoynezhad, tended to “engage in maverick surgeries and show suboptimal judgment.”
The misguided treatment caused Paxton to suffer excessive bleeding, cardiogenic shock and a compromised coronary artery, the suit alleges.
It seeks unspecified damages and reserves the right to add more defendants who work for the hospital as their roles and names become clear.