Richmond University Medical Center in New York, the hospital that dispatched paramedics and treated Eric Garner as he died from injuries administered by police, will pay $1 million dollars to Mr. Garner's family. Information on the confidential agreement comes from disclosed court documents obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Mr. Garner's death was ruled a homicide — acute asthma, obesity and heart disease were cited as contributing factors.
This settlement is separate from the $5.9 million the city announced this past July, and the number is the maximum claim allowed under the hospital center's liability insurance policy. Richmond University Medical Center had no comment on the settlement.
According to the court documents, the emergency medical technicians did not conduct an appropriate examination of Mr. Garner and did not deliver necessary life-saving procedures. After the incident, two paramedics and two EMTs were suspended without pay. They've since been reinstated. Their new roles do not involve patient care.