Ohio couple settles Pa. organ lawsuit for $1.2M

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ERIE, Pa. (AP) — An Ohio couple and their attorneys have settled their lawsuit against a northwestern Pennsylvania hospital and the Center for Organ Recovery & Education for $1.2 million, according to documents unsealed by a federal court judge.

The Erie Times-News (http://bit.ly/Z5ygbY ) reported Thursday that U.S. District Judge Sean McLaughlin unsealed the documents at the newspaper’s request despite objections from UPMC Hamot, CORE and a CORE employee who were sued by Michael and Theresa Jacobs, of Bellevue, Ohio.

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