Family reaches $4.2 million settlement with Waianae Coast health center

A $4.2 million settlement in a medical malpractice lawsuit has been reached with the family of a 32-year-old man who went to the emergency room with a sore throat and died at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center.

Antonio Marrero died after a doctor performed an unnecessary procedure, according to the family’s attorney.

“The doctor failed to properly evaluate Antonio’s airway for any risks,” Attorney Richard Fried, who represents the Marrero family, said today in a news conference in his downtown Honolulu office.

A tearful Rachel Marrero, Antonio Marrero’s widow, said she hopes improvements have been made at the health center to ensure other families do not go through the same tragedy.

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