SAN ANTONIO — The son of a San Antonio man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a far-west-side H-E-B pharmacy, claiming his father died of a heart attack due to “medical negligence” from the company.
The lawsuit claims 79-year-old Jerrold Allen visited the H-E-B pharmacy at 14325 Potranco Road on Dec. 7, 2023, to pick up blood-thinner medication sent by his doctor. According to the lawsuit, Allen was “erroneously informed” that H-E-B could not dispense the medication, and that he was advised to go home and wait for his prescription to arrive by mail.
Days later, on Dec. 11, Allen suffered a heart attack that the lawsuit claims was caused by not taking his “life-saving” medication he tried to pick up at the H-E-B pharmacy. Allen passed away two days later.
The lawsuit, filed May 30 by Houston-based Sorrels Law, claims H-E-B was “negligent in its care and treatment” of Allen ultimately resulting in his death.
“H-E-B committed negligence by failing to act as a reasonable health care provider should have acted under the same or similar circumstances, despite having a duty to do so,” the lawsuit states.
Allen’s family is seeking a minimum of $250,000 for damages including medical expenses, physical and mental anguish, and funeral expenses.
In a statement to KENS 5, H-E-B officials said only that the pharmacy “followed applicable standard of care.”
“Because this matter is in pending litigation, we cannot comment further,” the company went on to say
