Hospital to pay $750K settlement to Quaid

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Actor Dennis Quaid has agreed to a $750,000 settlement in his case against the Los Angeles hospital that accidentally overdosed his newborn twins with Heparin.

People.com said the agreement that would settle Quaid's and his wife Kimberly's lawsuit against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, regarding the 2007 blood-thinner mishap, is pending the approval of a Los Angeles judge.

"The settlement is the result of extensive negotiations between the parties and their respective legal representatives, and is intended to avoid the time, expense and uncertainty of litigation," said papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday.

Quaid's lawyer declined to comment on the matter when contacted by People magazine.

Although the mistake nearly cost Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace Quaid their lives, the actor's children have since recovered from the overdose and are now healthy, the magazine said on its Web site.

The hospital has apologized and promised to train its staff better to avoid mistakes like this in the future. The California Department of Public Health has also fined the facility $25,000, People.com noted.