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IHS settles lawsuit over death of Rosebud Sioux baby boy
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Posted: Monday, May 16, 2011
The
Indian Health Service
has agreed to pay $230,000 to settle a lawsuit over the death of a six-week-old boy from the
Rosebud Sioux Tribe
of South Dakota.
Eric Keefe underwent a circumcision at the Rosebud Indian Health Service Hospital in June 2008. He died after suffering massive blood loss.
The IHS did not admit wrongdoing but agreed to settle the lawsuit filed by Forrest and Mary Keefe, Eric's parents.
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Government settles with parents of baby who died after operation at Rosebud IHS Hospital
(The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 5/14)
Related Stories:
Rosebud Sioux parents sue IHS over son's death
(9/21)
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