Feds pay suicidal Air Force vet’s family

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Feds pay suicidal Air Force vet’s family
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Nov 6, 2008 16:14:02 EST

HONOLULU — The federal government has paid $800,000 to the family of a suicidal Air Force veteran who jumped to his death from Tripler Army Medical Center after his pleas to be admitted went unheeded.

Robert Roth died in January 2007 after he jumped from a 10th-floor balcony at Tripler. Roth suffered from a bipolar mood disorder and had a long history of depression.

The family’s attorney sued the U.S. government, alleging that Tripler was careless and negligent in its care of Roth.

The settlement means a trial scheduled for next month will not be held.

The 50-year-old Roth had served 20 years as an Air Force medic.


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