Ohio woman sues after alleged wrong-leg amputation

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Sharon Jacks is suing her surgeon, members of a surgical team and a Marietta hospital after she said doctors amputated the wrong leg during surgery last year.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ohio — Sharon Jacks went to an Ohio hospital in September 2025 for a planned below-the-knee amputation of her right leg, according to a 32-page complaint filed on her behalf. The lawsuit alleges her left leg was removed instead.

Jacks’ attorney, Brad Layne, told 10TV WBNS the error left his client a double amputee after doctors later had to remove the leg that was originally scheduled for surgery.

“She went into surgery, and when she woke up, the wrong leg had been taken off. Yeah, it defies explanation, obviously,” he said.

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