Man Dies Of Uterine Cancer

Now here is an interesting case. Kenneth Liew needed a kidney transplant and received a kidney after 10 years of waiting. After it was working well, an autopsy revealed that the kidney came from a woman who, though she died of a stroke, had unknowingly had uterine cancer as well. Since this was the first case of its kind, no one knew the risk of transmission of cancer. He died 7 months later, from cancer.

Kevin MD - Cancer In Kidney Transplant
New York Post - Hospital Cleared (PNG)

Despite being exhorted by her dying husband to forgive the doctor, Mr. Liew’s widow ignored his wishes and sued just about everyone she could think of including the doctor and New York University Medical Center where the transplant occurred. Eight years after Mr. Liew died, the jury has finally received the case. Mrs. Liew is sure that somebody is to blame for something and that she deserves $3 million dollars in compensation, but it is not clear who is to blame or what they are to blame for. In the end, the hospital was cleared and not found at fault.