Actor settles over Heparin blunder

Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife have agreed to a $500,000 settlement with a hospital that sickened their newborn twins with an…

Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife have agreed to a $500,000 settlement with a hospital that sickened their newborn twins with an overdose of blood thinner.

A petition filed in Los Angeles Superior Court in May showed the settlement will be divided evenly between the twins, Zoe Grace and Thomas Boone.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre has also agreed to provide free medical care for any issues arising from the Heparin overdose in November 2007.

The drug can be fatal to infants, but the Quaids and the hospital aren't aware of any lingering health issues with the twins.

A hospital spokeswoman said she did not have any information beyond what's in the public record.

PA