MultiCare Health System Medication Tampering Settlement

What happened

An emergency department nurse at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital tampered with injectable pain medications between August 2017 and March 2018, exposing over 2,600 patients to the risk of bloodborne pathogens including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV. MultiCare is accused of negligently hiring and inadequately supervising this employee.

Do you qualify?

Anyone who received treatment at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Washington between August 2017 and March 2018 and was urged to get tested for bloodborne pathogens following MultiCare's safety alert.

What you can claim

Read from the official settlement notice.

• Cash payment to class members

  $830 each

  Each settlement class member receives a cash payment from the settlement fund. The current estimate is approximately $830 per class member, though this is subject to deductions for administrative costs, attorneys' fees, service awards, and taxes.

Who is in the class

A settlement class member is defined as member of the Weberg Treatment Class or the General Treatment Class. You're a member of the Weberg Treatment Class if you were treated at the Puyallup Good Samaritan Hospital between August 4, 2017, and March 23, 2018, received care from Cora Weberg (the nurse who diverted drugs), and received Notification Letters in April 2018 from MultiCare. You're a member of the General Treatment Class if you were treated at the Puyallup Good Samaritan Hospital between August 4, 2017, and March 23, 2018, and received Notification Letters in April 2018 from MultiCare, but didn't receive care directly from Cora Weberg.

Quoted from the settlement notice.

How to file

The settlement is now final and payments have been distributed. For additional information and claim details, visit the settlement website at https://www.multicarehealthsettlement.com/.