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Family of slain Legacy security guard files $35 million lawsuit against hospital system

Complaint alleges management repeatedly failed to follow its own safety policies
November 12, 2024
 
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A pile of flowers and a note eulogizing Bobby Smallwood, a security officer for Legacy Health, sit outside the Good Samaritan Medical Center, where he was killed during a confrontation on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

A new lawsuit against Legacy Good Samaritan blames the slaying of security guard Bobby Smallwood on a failure to follow the hospital’s ow