Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
59/100
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Health
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
A woman who had the wrong leg removed during surgery is suing the hospital after she was left a double amputee.
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she → have → hospital
Surgeons at Selby General Hospital in Marietta, Ohio, removed 74-year-old Sharon Jacks’ lower left leg in September 2025 when they were supposed to remove her lower right leg.
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they → remove → leg
Her right leg was scheduled to be amputated as part of her treatment for squamous cell carcinoma, her attorney, Brad Layne, told The New York Times.
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attorney → schedule → Times
“She went into surgery and, when she woke up, the wrong leg had been taken off,” Layne told WBNS 10TV.
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Layne → go → surgery
“I can tell you from what I’ve determined that the surgeon actually marked the correct leg, pre-surgery.
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surgeon → tell → surgery
“The mark was still on the correct leg after the wrong leg had been taken off.”
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leg → take → leg
The Independent has contacted Selby General Hospital, part of the Memorial Health System, for comment.
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Independent → contact → comment
Layne told The Times that Jacks had the correct leg removed four months after the other surgery took place.
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surgery → tell → place
That left her as a double amputee.
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That → leave → amputee
“Complete and total failure by multiple medical professionals caused this catastrophe,” the attorney said in a statement obtained by WCHS.
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attorney → cause → WCHS
“Now every day for the rest of her life, Sharon Jacks must live with the consequences of those failures.”
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Jacks → live → failures
Speaking to WBNS 10TV, he argued that records suggested checks took place during surgery with the goal of ensuring that the operation’s details were correct.
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details → speak → goal
“Every person in that operating room is responsible to make sure that (sic) that is verified before moving forward,” he said.
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he → make → room
“The records say that that happened twice, but somehow Ms Jacks is missing a leg that should not have been removed.”
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that → say → leg
The lawsuit alleges that Jacks was left with physical injury, permanent disability and medical expenses, as well as “humiliation” and emotional distress.
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Jacks → allege → injury
The 74-year-old, who is suing both Selby General Hospital and her surgical team, is seeking both punitive and compensatory damages, Layne told The Times.
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Layne → sue → Times
In a statement obtained by WBNS 10TV, Selby General Hospital said that operating room procedures were not followed.
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procedures → obtain → WBNS
“Our proactive review of what took place confirmed this was an avoidable event and that our expected operating room procedures were not followed,” the statement read.
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statement → take → place
“Those involved were held accountable for their actions and are no longer in their positions.”
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Those → involve → positions
“Our clinical and leadership teams have implemented corrective measures across our organization to prevent a situation like this from recurring,” the statement continued.
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statement → implement → this
“This included mandatory retraining of all surgical employees to reinforce our patient safety policies.”
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This → include → policies
The Independent has also contacted Kayser, Layne & Clark (Layne’s law firm) for comment.
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Independent → contact → comment
The Aporia
