Catholic Medical Center has reached settlements for two wrongful-death lawsuits connected to the work of a former cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Yvon Baribeau, who has come under fire in recent years for having one of the worst malpractice records in the country.

The details of the settlements are unknown, but the payout in one of the cases exceeds $1 million, according to court records. The majority of documents involving both malpractice claim settlements have been sealed.

Myron Louis Bishop Jr., a retired pawn shop owner, died after complications from surgery performed by Baribeau in 2012, and a retired police officer, John William Queen, died on the operating table after bleeding out in 2013, according to the lawsuits.

The lawsuit alleged CMC allowed Baribeau to continue performing surg

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