The official result of the investigation into Joan Rivers' death has been published, and as suspected and widely circulated in the press, a faulty medical procedure led to the demise of the comedienne. The report claims that the effects that led to Rivers' death could have been prevented by the doctors.
TMZ quotes some insiders with the investigation as saying that the administration of Propofol, an anesthetic drug that also led to the death of Michael Jackson, was not to blame in this case. However, they point out that Joan died as a result of a complication during the procedure doctors were performing on her at the time.
Joan's death came as a direct result of a faulty medical procedure
In the middle of the procedure, it is believed that Joan's oxygen supply was cut off and this resulted in brain damage. The source claims that there was no “underlying causes or contributing factors” in Joan's state of health that led to this development, meaning that she was healthy and that only the doctors' actions are to blame for her passing.
In fact, her personal doctor gave her a clean bill of health before the operation that she underwent on her vocal chords in a private clinic in New York.
This recent discovery is now fueling the previous rumors that Melissa Rivers, Joan's daughter, was planning to sue the clinic for malpractice. The same sources are saying that the lawyers are now focusing on the words “predictable effects” from the coroner's report, because it means that the entire thing could have been prevented by doctors.
There is still some confusion as to who exactly performed the endoscopy and if Joan had signed off on it. Also, there have been conflicting reports from the operation room itself, with eye witnesses claiming that all safety measures were not followed and that Joan should have never undergone such as a procedure as an out-patient.
Melissa Rivers is staying quiet after the report came out, she could be preparing for a lawsuit
Melissa Rivers has chosen to remain silent after the results of the investigation were made public. She merely tweeted the following statement: “In response to NYC's Medical examiner's report, we continue to be saddened by out tragic loss. No further comment at this time.”
This also enforced the scenario according to which Melissa is keeping quiet and preparing a lawsuit against the clinic. The media has speculated that, if the case goes to court, it could be one of the biggest malpractice cases in recent history in terms of media attention in particular.