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MISSOURI WOMAN SUES OVER DEATH OF HUSBAND IN VA

HOSPITAL -- The complaint alleges he was left unrestrained

and died from a brain injury two days later.

 

 

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St. Robert woman sues U.S. over husband’s death in VA hospital

A St. Robert woman sued the federal government yesterday for alleged negligence regarding her husband’s death in a veterans’ hospital.

Barbara Wimberley, the wife of Robert K. Wimberley, filed a wrongful death complaint at Springfield’s federal courthouse.

Robert K. Wimberley’s children were also named as plaintiffs — Barry Wimberley of Joplin, Major John Wimberley of Clarksville, Tenn., and Robert Wimberley of Blue Springs.

According to the complaint, Robert K. Wimberley served the U.S. Army for 26 years and retired as sergeant major in November 1985.

He was exposed to defoliants in Vietnam, developed lung cancer and was treated at the Truman Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Columbia.

The veteran was allegedly confused and disoriented on June 5, 2005, and made repeated attempts to remove his medical tubes.

The complaint alleged he was left unrestrained, and was later found face down in the grass outside the hospital.

He allegedly died from a brain injury two days later.

The government had not filed a response as of 9 a.m. today.

Joplin attorneys Charles Buchanan and Phillip Glades represent the plaintiffs.

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Larry Scott  --