Carol L. Williams
Carol L. Williams, 55, died in November 2014 at Lehigh County Jail in Pennsylvania. Her daughters, who sued Lehigh County and its health care provider PrimeCare Medical, say she had an asthma attack and no rescue inhaler, and that a clinic worker told them staff were too busy to see her when she reported trouble breathing. The county and PrimeCare dispute that anyone knew she was in distress. The lawsuit has settled, and its terms have not been made public.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). Her daughters, in their lawsuit against Lehigh County and PrimeCare Medical, say she had no rescue inhaler and that staff were too busy to see her when she reported trouble breathing; the county and PrimeCare dispute that anyone knew she was in distress.
Reported by: her daughters' lawsuit against Lehigh County and PrimeCare Medical (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her daughters sued Lehigh County and PrimeCare Medical over her death, and the lawsuit settled with terms not made public.