2004 AUG 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The family of a 3-year-old Minneapolis, Minnesota, boy who died after undergoing a tonsillectomy was awarded $1.8 million dollars in damages.
Matthew Kuttner died in January 2001 after surgery in Hutchinson.
A jury in McLeod County District Court found that Hutchinson Area Health Care and Mark Montgomery, MD, were negligent, and that the negligence led to Kuttner's death.
Montgomery failed to remove a piece of Kuttner's body tissue, likely a tonsil, after surgery. The tissue blocked the boy's airways and suffocated him, according to a report by WCCO-TV.
The jury found Montgomery was 60% at fault and Hutchinson Area Health Care was 40% at fault.
Kuttner's mother told WCCO that the 'truth came out and that's most important.'
This article was prepared by Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2004, Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week via NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net.
