The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that a lawsuit will be filed against a Tupelo, Mississippi hospice in the deaths of 4 patients allegedly given lethal doses of morphine. According to the Daily Journal, the state attorney general has handed down misdemeanor charges against two hospice staff in the case. The defense claims that chart reviews show that the care received by patients was in alignment with standard medical practice, but the plaintiff's attorney says that some patients were given 67,000 micro-units of morphine, as opposed to the typical dosage of 100-200 micro-units per day.