BEAUMONT – Matthews & Associates attorneys David Matthews and
Jason Webster won a case in September for the family of a man who died of an undiagnosed heart attack at Christus Hospital St. Mary in Port Arthur. The suit charged that Christus staff doctors ignored Aurilano Salas’ family’s admonitions about Mr. Salas’ heart condition
and Plavix mediction.

Christus doctors diagnosed a respiratory infection, prescribed Tylenol for Mr. Salas’ fever and antibiotics for his Sepsis. The suit charged that he should have at least been hooked to a heart monitor and could have been saved.

Defense attorney Curry Cooksey argued the victim died of sepsis, the autopsy was “result oriented,” not technical enough, and failed to account for Mr. Salas prior heart condition and blocked arteries. The jury disagreed.