Man sues Florida hospital after his leg found in the garbage

A south Florida man is suing a hospital for emotional distress, saying his leg was amputated and thrown in the garbage with his name tag still on it. John Timiriasieff, 56, had his right leg amputated below the knee in October at Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables. A month later, Timiriasieff said his family was contacted by homicide detectives investigating if he had been the victim of foul play. The leg was discovered at a waste management facility and reported to police.

Rather than properly disposing of the plaintiff’s limb as expected and as required by Florida law, Doctors Hospital threw the Plaintiff’s amputated limb into the garbage, with tags indicating it belonged to the Plaintiff.

Statement from a lawsuit filed by John Timiriasieff

When the family went back to the hospital to find out what happened, they were told it would “provide no explanation for what had occurred,” the lawsuit said. Doctors Hospital Inc, part of the Baptist Health South Florida Inc, said it could not discuss the incident in detail because of patient privacy considerations. Normally, amputated limbs are incinerated by hospitals, said Clay Roberts, a lawyer for Timiriasieff.

I have heard of people having the wrong limb removed but hospitals aren’t supposed to throw them away.

Clay Roberts, lawyer for the man whose leg was found in the garbage

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