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Barry S. Kantrowitz, Esq.Last Updated: Jan 27, 2014
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According to The New York Daily News, on January 15 a jury awarded a Brooklyn woman who lost both legs and most of her hearing following a botched gynecological procedure at a Long Island hospital $62 million.
The woman, Stacey Galette, 34, went to Winthrop University Hospital for laparoscopic removal of an ectopic pregnancy (a pregnancy outside the womb) and ended up becoming a double amputee.
A jury awarded Galette $20 million for past pain and suffering, $38 million for future pain and suffering and another $4 million with interest for medical expenses.
In her malpractice lawsuit, Galette, a single mother, alleged doctors of puncturing her intestine during the routine procedure in October 2009. That puncture allegedly triggered an infection and led to blood poisoning and gangrene.
Three days after she left the hospital, Galette returned and doctors had to amputate her lower legs. Aside from the hospital, doctors Paul Byrne, Frederic Moon and Cynthia Fretwell, who treated Galette, were named in the lawsuit.
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Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/jury-awards-62-million-brooklyn-mom-article-1.1575800
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