Lawsuit: 7th Patient Died Due To UPMC Mold Outbreak

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — On Thursday, a new lawsuit was filed against UPMC and linen supplier Paris Companies, claiming that a seventh patient died as a result of a recent mold outbreak.
Lawyers state that Katherine Landman, 44, died on Oct. 11, 2015, after being treated at UPMC Shadyside. The lawsuit, filed by the Landman’s family, states that the deceased was a leukemia patient and that she developed a fungal infection that invaded her sinus cavity.
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