A woman who sued Advocate Condell Medical Center to force it to allow her mother, a COVID-19 patient, to be treated with ivermectin has dropped her lawsuit.
Attorney Jon Minear said during a DuPage County court hearing Wednesday that he was withdrawing all pleading in the case. He also asked the judge to terminate an injunction that had compelled the hospital to allow Leslie Pai, a 68-year-old photographer, to receive the controversial medication.
In an interview, Minear said while Pai’s condition improved at the Libertyville hospital after just a few rounds of ivermectin, her family wasn’t confident about her care going forward. Condell doctors said in court documents that ivermectin caused Pai’s heart rate to plunge, but Minear attributed the drop to blood pressure medication.
“Intentionally blaming the ivermectin, knowing full well (Pai’s) blood pressure was fishtailing for days, is a concerning factor for (the family),” Minear said.
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