A jury in Louisville has awarded the widow of a Frankfort man more than $5 million in his death following surgery to alleviate Parkinson's disease symptoms.



Norman Gene Carroll, who was the brother of former Kentucky Gov. Julian Carroll, died Feb. 4, 2003, a week after surgery at Jewish Hospital.

The Courier-Journal reported the judgment for almost $5.1 million went against the surgical team. The hospital had earlier been dismissed from the lawsuit by Retha Carroll.

The judgment went against Dr. Atul Barry, Dr. Dante J. Morassutti, the estate of nurse Carolyn Lowe and Medical Center Anesthesiologists.

Retha Carroll's attorney, Hans Poppe, said the surgery was elective and could have been stopped at any time when Carroll had trouble breathing.

The patient went into a coma and his wife removed life support about a week later.

An attorney for Lowe's estate declined to talk about specifics of the case. Attorneys for the others did not return calls for comment.

Information from: The Courier-Journal, http://www.courier-journal.com

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