The family of Christina Atkins, who was a ninth-grader from Milton when she died in May 2011, agreed to a resolution that included monetary compensation, said their attorney, James P. Hall. The Atkinses, he said, are also pressing Delaware lawmakers to pass a bill ensuring all hospitals give their s
Christina Atkins died in May 2011 after she was taken to Beebe with a blood infection. The lawsuit said she was asked to provide a urine sample, and she started gasping for air while inside the locked bathroom. It took more than 10 minutes for hospital staff to get to her, at which point she was unr