Family of Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Says ‘Medical Negligence’ Led to Her Death

U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson’s family sent a letter of intent to sue Baylor Scott & White Health System, citing medical negligence that led to the former congresswoman’s death late last month. Lawyer Les Weisbrod told reporters on Thursday that Ms. Johnson’s death was caused by a spinal infection that developed when she was left for hours lying in her own feces at Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation in Dallas, Texas, following back surgery. “If she had gotten proper care at that facility, she would be here today,” Kirk Johnson, son of the former congresswoman, told reporters during the press conference....