US actor, who starred in Apollo 13, died in 2017 from stroke 11 days after undergoing heart surgery at Cedars-Sinai
The settlement’s terms were not disclosed. But in a statement to the Associated Press, Paxton family attorneys Bruce Broillet and Steve Heimberg said: “This matter has been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the parties.”Paxton died on 25 February 2017 from a stroke that occurred 11 days after he underwent surgery to replace a heart valve and repair damage to his aorta.
Paxton’s family alleged that Khoynezad sought to downplay the procedure’s risks before the actor experienced excessive bleeding, cardiac shock and a damaged coronary artery, ultimately leading to his death. In the four years since the lawsuit’s filing, the defendants countered that Paxton and his loved ones consented to the surgery despite knowing its risks. They denied that Paxton’s death resulted from negligence.
Paxton was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, before becoming an actor in the early 1980s and going on to accumulate nearly 100 on-screen credits. Some of his most prominent film appearances were in projects helmed by director James Cameron, including Titanic, Aliens and True Lies. He was also in the films Apollo 13 and Twister before starring in the television seriesHis run on Big Love earned him three Golden Globe award nominations. He was also nominated for an Emmy award for a role in the Hatfields & McCoys miniseries.