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Janice Ferguson-Jean, 36, was seen at the Kings County Hospital Center<\/a> emergency room. After being treated there for elevated blood pressure, she was discharged and instructed to follow up at a clinic. <\/p>\n

The following week, she was rushed back to the hospital and admitted for treatment of elevated blood pressure. After being treated for eight days, Ferguson-Jean died. She had been studying to become a teacher in the United States Virgin Islands and was survived by her husband and 12-year-old daughter. <\/p>\n

The Ferguson-Jean family sued the hospital\u2019s owner and operator, alleging that it chose not to diagnose and treat ischemic heart disease, which was a cause of her death. The defendant denied liability and responsibility.
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