In March of 2002, a Mt Pleasant woman went to the hospital for abdominal pains. Her gallbladder was removed two days later. In the following months, she began suffering from sepsis and a perforation of the pouch at the start of the large intestine.

The woman died on July 30 of that same year. Recently, her family was awarded $1.8 million in the case they brought against the doctor who performed her surgery and the hospital she was admitted to.

If you or someone you know has been injured by medical negligence, contact the Washington medical malpractice attorneys of Fuller & Fuller at 800-570-4878.