#Eric Duncan's Family To Get Large Compensation Over His Death & Treatmen At The Texas Health Presby

Attorneys representing the family of Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan said Wednesday the hospital that treated him will pay his relatives an undisclosed sum and create a charitable foundation in his name.

The agreement heads off a potential lawsuit from Duncan's relatives against Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, where he died Oct. 8.

During a news conference Wednesday, attorney Les Weisbrod said Texas Health Resources has set up a charitable trust in honor of Duncan to help Ebola victims in West Africa.

Besides a settlement that will help take care of Duncan's four kids, the hospital system has also agreed to pay for the medical care he received. During the conference, the family said they would like to a pursue book or movie deal to tell Duncan's story.

The family says the CEO of Texas Health Resources has personally written a letter to apologize and they don't believe the case had anything to do with race or insurance coverage, just inadequate policies and procedures in the face of treating Ebola.

Weisbrod declined to say how much the settlement was worth, but said it was a "very good deal" that would provide for Duncan's parents and his four children. USA TODAY