Neil Armstrong’s Death, and a Stormy, Secret $6 Million Settlement

By artappraiser on Thu, 07/25/2019 - 10:17pm |

Proof that money-driven medicine can be an evil for all classes and that insurance will not save you from the ravages it wreaks, rather, in some instance it can be a kiss of death.

By Scott Shane and Sarah Kliff @ NYTimes.com, July 23

[....] The New York Times received by mail from an unknown sender 93 pages of documents related to the astronaut’s treatment and the legal case, including dueling reports by medical experts for the two sides. Some of the documents, though marked “filed under seal,” are publicly available at the probate court’s website, confirming that the documents received by The Times are authentic. An unsigned note included in the envelope said the sender hoped the information would save other lives.

The legal settlement adds a grim footnote to the inspiring story of Mr. Armstrong [....]

URL:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/us/neil-armstrong-wrongful-death-settlement.html