Estate of Kathleen Haptonstall and William Haptonstall Individually v. State of Iowa

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OUTCOME: $2.5 million settlement

The plaintiffs alleged that the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) eating disorder unit was negligent by allowing Kathleen Haptonstall to attend occupational therapy while being deemed a h ... igh risk for suicide, and UIHC staff improperly supervised her, which permitted her to elope from the group and jump off of the top floor of a parking ramp.