A US woman sued the hospital after amputating her good leg.

US resident Sharon Jacks filed a lawsuit against the hospital where her healthy leg was accidentally amputated. The New York Post reports this.

The incident occurred on September 19, 2025 at Selby General Hospital. Jax had cancer and had to have her right leg amputated below the knee. After the operation, she woke up without her left leg. Later, doctors had to amputate the woman’s second leg.

Attorney Jacks said there is no justification for what happened. “Although there were several opportunities to identify the error and stop the procedure, somehow the operating team never realized that they were operating on the wrong leg,” he said. “Sharon Jacks must now live with the consequences of these failures every day for the rest of her life.”

Medical records indicate that the surgeon initially noted the correct leg. This mark remained throughout the entire operation, but for some reason was ignored by the doctors. The victim's lawyer also managed to establish that the operating team stopped twice before the procedure to check everything. “But somehow in the end Jax doesn’t have a leg that shouldn’t have been removed,” he concluded.

The woman seeks compensation due to extensive medical expenses, emotional damage, loss of ability to work and loss of enjoyment of life. Selby General Hospital admitted the mistake. In a statement, the institution said the perpetrators were brought to justice and no longer hold their positions.