While the University of Wisconsin Hospital said there was no negligence on its part regarding the possible transmission of a rare and fatal neurological disease to 53 people, some trial attorneys disagree.
One attorney told WISC-TV that it’s likely that some of the 53 people affected will come forward and file a lawsuit against the hospital.
The hospital notified 53 neurosurgery patients that they are at “extremely low” risk of contracting a deadly brain disorder because of possible exposure to contaminated surgical instruments. The surgical tools were used on a woman who died Tuesday of the brain disorder, a classic case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.