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Multimillion Dollar Suit: Joan Rivers Died After Unauthorized Surgery

Jordan Sargent · 01/27/15 01:10PM

Yesterday in a Manhattan court, Melissa Rivers filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the clinic and doctors who were operating on her mother, Joan, when she unexpectedly slipped into a coma and died. According to the suit, which you can read in full below, Rivers' death was caused by an unauthorized biopsy performed by negligent and inattentive doctors who should have been able to revive her.