The tragic death of Nurse Ada Doss shook the entire Tuscaloosa region, as well as employees of DCH. The hospital has worked to amend its security policy to further protect all employees in the wake of the event.

Lawsuit Details

The husband of Ada Doss, along with the personal representative of her estate, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against DCH. Attorneys Paul Patterson and North Patterson of The Patterson Law Firm are representing the family. The original lawsuit names DCH, The Universal Protection Service, LLC, and Matthew Taylor as defendants.

The motion continues with the argument that Doss’ death stemmed from ‘out of and in the course of’ her regular employment. This would be the only possibility for the family to recover benefits under Alabama law by filing a workers’ compensation claim.

The hospital has released a statement that, in part, refers to what a valuable member of the DCH family Ada Doss was and calls it a heartbreaking tragedy. It also states that DCH is providing benefits to the Doss family and will continue to do so.

Original reporting: The Tuscaloosa Thread — read the source article.