• New York Health Department Believes Yorkville Clinic Broke Protocol Before Giving Joan Rivers a Double Dose of Propofol to Sedate Her

    It sounds like New York's Department of Health and Human Services has just made Melissa Rivers's malpractice suit a whole lot easier. As we recently told you, Melissa has hired a high-powered Manhattan law firm to represent her on behalf of Joan Rivers's estate. Page Six said Joan checked herself into the Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic Aug. 28 for what was intended to be an exploitative procedure and went into cardiac arrest while sedated with Propofol. According to the agency, the clinic screwed up by not dosing Joan properly.Propofol's dosage is dependent upon a patient's weight and, apparently, Yorkville never bothered to weigh Joan. According to an explosive report by TMZ, a staff member told the New York agency that they made a mistake while inputting the proper dosage into the computer and that Joan was given double the dosage of what is safe for a woman of her size. Not only did they screw up the medication, but the report also alleges that if Joan had been as closely monitored as a patient under Propofol is supposed to be, then staffers would have realized she was starting to die right in front of them! Instead, by the time the two doctors and team of nurses in the room realized what was happening, she was already in full cardiac arrest.

  • Melissa Rivers Hires Powerhouse Law Firm to File Multimillion-Dollar Wrongful Death Suit on Behalf of Joan Rivers Estate

    All of that speculation about Melissa Rivers filing a wrongful death lawsuit has now become reality, as it was announced that Joan Rivers's daughter has retained the Manhattan powerhouse law firm of Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Maloof, Bloom and Rubinowitz. This comes as simply the first step in filing a multimillion-dollar wrongful death suit against the Yorkville Clinic, where Joan's routine endoscopic procedure resulted in a coma the comedienne never came out of. It is possible a formal suit could be filed as early as today in New York City.

  • Melissa Rivers Reportedly Will Sue Yorkville Clinic in Order to Find Out What Actually Caused Joan Rivers's Death

    It has been nearly two months since Joan Rivers walked into the Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic for a routine procedure and never recovered. While the comedienne was 81 at the time of her death, she was thought to be in good shape, making her death an untimely one. Unfortunately, Melissa Rivers opted not to have an autopsy done on her mother, so even after Joan's death was ruled a complication connected to the surgery, that is not actually telling Melissa what really happened to her mother. In order to get to the bottom of things, Melissa has reportedly decided to sue the Yorkville clinic and the doctors who cared for Joan.

  • Joan Rivers Never Autopsied, Circumstances Surrounding Death May Never Be Known Making Malpractice Suit Shaky

    About 6 weeks after Joan Rivers' death we are now hearing that the true cause of the comedienne's passing may never be known. At the time of Rivers' unexpected medical crisis her daughter, Melissa Rivers was reportedly extremely upset and ultimately decided against having an autopsy done on her mother. In the state of New York if foul play is not suspected then the families' wish of no autopsy is honored. In this instance there was no autopsy performed and so pin pointing the exact cause of death may never be possible.

  • Lack of Oxygen to Brain Caused Joan Rivers's Unexpected Death; Malpractice Still Potential Issue

    After weeks of speculation, the cause of Joan Rivers's unexpected death Sept. 4 is finally known: a lack of oxygen to the brain. Rivers had checked herself into the Yorkville Clinic in New York City for an endoscopic procedure Aug. 28 when things went wrong, and malpractice is still a potential issue. Now the New York Chief Medical Examiner's Office has finally announced its findings in a report today.

  • Melissa Rivers to Sue Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic Over Joan Rivers's Botched Biopsy That Led to Cardiac Arrest

    Melissa Rivers deciding to file a malpractice lawsuit against the Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic was probably inevitable, given the facts that have been learned. Joan Rivers was admitted to the facility for a routine endoscopy on her throat and she never regained consciousness after being put under sedation and suffering cardiac arrest. Joan Rivers had never signed off on any paperwork authorizing a biopsy should the doctor's have found anything while she was unconscious, and the fact is that Dr. Gwen Korovin opted to perform one anyway.

  • 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta's NeNe Leakes Is Reportedly The Top Choice To Replace Joan Rivers On 'Fashion Police'

    The Real Housewives of Atlanta's top dog, NeNe Leakes might be getting a new gig. It was announced earlier this month that E!'s Fashion Police will indeed return in spite of the death of Joan Rivers and that means that the show needs to hire someone to round out the panel. While filling Rivers heels would be nearly impossible, the show has apparently used this as a chance to go in a completely different direction and add some ethnic diversity as well. The network reportedly loves Neakes' ability to throw out zingers on demand and she is currently their front running choice.

  • Joan Rivers Personal ENT Doctor Reportedly Took A Selfie Before Attempting An Unauthorized Biopsy At Yorkville Clinic

    The details keep coming out in connection to Joan Rivers untimely death and the latest report could be absolutely damning in court. We already know that Joan checked into The Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic on Aug. 28th for a routine procedure and while under sedation something obviously went very wrong. According to a new report out, not only did Joan's personal ear, nose and throat specialist decided to attempt to perform an unauthorized biopsy that lead to her cardiac arrest.

  • Yorkville Endoscopy Medical Director Fired After Joan Rivers Death As Investigation Continues

    Just yesterday The Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic in Manhattan insisted that a biopsy had not been performed on Joan Rivers while she underwent an endoscopic procedure on her throat on August 28th. Earlier in the week a source had claimed that Joan's vocal cords had seized during an unplanned biopsy blocking her airway and that was what ultimately caused the comedienne to go into cardiac arrest. Now we are hearing that the medical director of the clinic has been fired.

  • Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic Claims They Did Not Perform Biopsy Leading To Joan Rivers Cardiac Arrest

    Nearly two weeks after Joan Rivers checked into The Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic for a minor procedure the facility is beginning to speak up. Yesterday morning a report surfaced claiming that the doctor who operated on Joan saw something on her vocal cords and proceeded to do a biopsy on it. The report further stated that her vocal cords seized during the biopsy, blocking her airway completely and that this was what likely lead to the comedienne's cardiac arrest. Now the Yorkville Clinic has come out swinging saying that no biopsy was done on Joan.
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