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Trevor Snyder: Family of Marine who died in the hospital can't sue for medical malpractice, fighting to change state lawLITTLE-KNOWN LAW& IS KEEPINGTHEM FROM GETTING CLOSURE.THEIR LOVED ONE DIED IN THEHOSPITAL... THEY FEAR BECAUSOF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. BUTSUING FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICISN'T AN OPTION. WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5's MEGHANMCROBERTS REPORTS -- THEIRFOCUS IS TO CHANGE THAT.“He has a heart as big as hismouth. There is no body thathe wouldnanything to help” ITBEEN FOUR MONTHS..... SINCEKATHY SNYDERJANUARY& MARINE VETERAN TREVORSNYDER.. WAS RIDING HIMOTORCYCLE WITH FRIENDS.“Hehit a pot hole that was pretdeep. It hit the handle baout of his hands” TREVOSWERVED TO AVOID HITTING HISFRIENDdown and he crashed the bikeand broke his leg” AND TREVORWAS HOSPITALIZED IN NORTHFLORIDA WITH THAT BROKEN LEG&HIS FAMILY DIDNDAYS.,“So I called him, hesounded great” BUT SOMETHICHANGED OVERNIGHT.“Nextmorning my mother called meclearly hysterical saying thathe had died” TREVORSTACY WANNER AND THEIR MOTHERQUESTION HIS CARE.. SAYING HISSURGERY WAS DELAYED FOR DAYSAND HIS VITALS WERE RECORDEDAS 'GOOD'&*AFTE* HIS TIMEDEATH.“The hospital, webelieve, killed him”“Itlooks like Trevor just fellthrough the cracks” ATTORNEYCASSIDY LOUTOS WANTED TOPURSUE A MEDICAL MALPRACTICECASE.“ItSTATE STATUTE& MAKES ITTOUGH... SIMPLY BECAUSE OF WTREVOR WAS. HE HAD NOCHILDREN& NO SPOUSE& AND HWAS OVER 25 YEARS OLD& SO HISMOTHER, SISTER, FIANCE..CAN'T SUE.“If theycertain class of peoplepersons, in Florida,unfortunately, therewe can do”“He had a fiancand she had a daughter that heraised as his own since shwas 3& they not only lost afiancé and father, they loall the income as well andthey have no recourse” THELAW HAS BEEN AROUND NEARLY 30YEARS..“Itdiscriminating against a lotof people” LOUTOS AND WANNER&WANT TO CHANGE THAT“ThisisnThis is about egregious grossnegligence” STACY HAS GONE ASFAR AS TO WRITE UP A NEW BILL&SHELAWMAKERS TO SUPPORT.“Thereis a medical malpractice billon the floor right now soweattach it to that." AND IF ITDOESNTHEYYEARS TO COME.“If it wonhelp us, hopefully it willhelp somebody else. I donthink anyone should not beable to have their day icourt” MMC WPTV NC 5 | |||||
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