Plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed Wednesday are suing the state for alleged negligence and facility mismanagement at the Montana State Hospital. Plaintiffs consist of families of deceased patients, along with one current and 20 anonymous patients, at the hospital.
The three patients were each admitted in recent years, but attorneys for the families say the suit is the culmination of decades of neglect by state officials.
David Patzoldt, a 75 year-old man with several physical and behavioral health conditions, died at the Montana State Hospital after staff didn’t administer his heart medication for more than two
The three patients were each admitted in recent years, but attorneys for the families say the suit is the culmination of decades of neglect by state officials.