A man recently filed a lawsuit against doctors and nurses at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital on behalf of his wife who died after undergoing a botched C-section at the hospital.

The woman was admitted into the hospital in March 2009 to give birth to the couple’s son. A doctor performed a Cesarean section on the woman, however, he accidentally cut her bowel before suturing her abdomen. In the days following the C-section, the woman suffered abdominal pain and nausea and was unable to have a bowel movement. The woman was diagnosed with intra-abdominal sepsis and acute renal failure, and she died just five days after giving birth.

The woman’s husband is suing the hospital for at least $60,000 in compensatory and punitive damages.

If you or someone you love has been the victim of medical malpractice, please contact the Louisville medical malpractice lawyers of Sampson Law Firm at 502-584-5050.