It's a story that bears a parallel to what happened to a man in New Mexico a few years ago that resulted in multiple lawsuits against the police, a hospital and several physicians. [0] Ultimately the New Mexico case resulted in a damages award in the amount of 1.6 million dollars. [1]

[0] https://blogs.findlaw.com/injured/2013/11/nm-man-sues-over-m...

[1] https://www.cnn.com/2014/01/16/justice/new-mexico-search-set...