According to NBC, a 74-year-old woman in Ohio has filed a lawsuit against a local hospital, accusing the doctors of amputating the wrong leg.
The patient’s name is Sharon Jakes. She filed a lawsuit this month. She claimed that in September 2025, Selby General Hospital was supposed to remove her right leg, but instead, they removed her left leg.
Jax is a retired Army soldier. Her attorney, Brad Lane, explained that four months later, she underwent the leg amputation surgery that was originally scheduled for her right leg. In the end, both legs were amputated, with the amputations occurring below the knee.
In their complaint, Jax and her husband named nine defendants as targets of accountability, including the hospital and Jax’s medical and surgical staff. They accused the defendants of gross negligence, personal injury, and reckless behavior.
The complaint states that Jax “experienced physical trauma, became disabled for life, suffered pain, mental distress, and a sense of humiliation. He lost the enjoyment of life, faced medical expenses, and suffered various other losses.”
The complaint also states: “The defendants acted intentionally, recklessly, and with malice. They knew full well that they could potentially cause devastating harm, yet they deliberately ignored that risk.”
This 32-page complaint shows that the amputation was part of a treatment plan for Jack’s squamous cell carcinoma (a type of skin cancer).
Lane said that although the surgical team had marked the correct leg, they still amputated the wrong limb. He also mentioned that the team noticed the mistake during the operation and informed the family of Jackx before she regained consciousness.
The hospital acknowledged in a statement that this incident was an “unavoidable event”. It stated that post-event training was conducted for all surgical staff, and the personnel involved in Jacks’ surgery have now been transferred from their original positions.
Online practice records show that the chief surgeon who performed this surgery, Gregory Krivchenia II (one of the defendants in this case), still has a valid medical license in Ohio. Krivchenia has not responded to interview requests. The receptionist at the orthopedic clinic where he worked previously said in a brief phone conversation that the doctor is now retired.
Lane said that this accident with a wrong amputation completely changed the person's life. From dressing to cooking, all kinds of daily abilities were affected.
Of course, if we say they are fine now, that's not true. She and her husband can only keep going day by day, trying to maintain their daily life.” Ryan said.
According to Ryan, after the subsequent correct amputation surgery, Jacks no longer has any cancer cells in his body.