News Urgent care told him he had the flu. It was really meningitis – and a jury awarded him $27M. November 22, 2022Michaela Ramm, Des Moines RegisterComments Off on Urgent care told him he had the flu. It was really meningitis – and a jury awarded him $27M. A physician assistant in Iowa said Joseph Dudley had the flu and sent him home. Days later, doctors diagnosed him with acute meningitis.