The San Francisco Examiner reports that a settlement of $5.1 million has been reached in the case of a man who was brain-injured after suffering cardiorespiratory failure as a result of improper sedation at San Francisco General Hospital. The man, 40-years-old at the time of the 2005 incident, presented to the emergency room with fever and cough. He received a diagnosis of renal failure and was given repeated doses of sedatives that allegedly were unmonitored. According to the San Francisco Examiner, the man now requires around-the-clock care.