$100 Million Suit Filed Over Councilwoman's Death
Brenda Scott Died Following Stomach-Reduction Procedure
POSTED: Thursday, August 26, 2004
UPDATED: 11:13 am EDT August 26,
2004
The family of former Detroit city councilwoman Brenda Scott is filing a $100 million lawsuit Thursday, nearly two years after her death.
Scott, 47, died Sept. 2, 2002, from alleged complications three days after having a popular stomach-reduction procedure in a Port Huron hospital. The procedure usually requires five or six incisions to implant an adjustable ring around the stomach. Patients usually go home the next day.The medical examiner said that Scott died after her stomach lining became infected.Attorney Geoffrey Fieger is expected to announce the malpractice lawsuit that names Detroit Receiving Hospital, Port Huron Hospital and doctors Zubin Bhesania and Anthony W. Boutt, who performed the surgery at Port Huron Hospital.Scott's political career in Detroit spanned more than 25 years.
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Previous Stories:
- September 8, 2002: Detroit Councilwoman Laid To Rest
- September 4, 2002: Councilwoman's Family To File Lawsuit Over Death
- September 4, 2002: City Mourns Loss Of Detroit Councilwoman
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