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Surgeon, Hospital Ordered to Pay $750,000 Over Botched Hip Surgery
An Ellsworth jury found Peter Copithorne and Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital negligent, leaving Mary Shea with $291,000 in bills.
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Maine Business Wire reported on Northern Light on October 3, 2026.
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October 3, 2026
Surgeon, Hospital Ordered to Pay $750,000 Over Botched Hip Surgery
An Ellsworth jury on Feb. 27 awarded $750,000 to a Milbridge woman left with permanent impairment after hip replacement care at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital, the Bangor Daily News reported.
- Award
- $750,000
- Hospital
- Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
- Court
- Hancock County Superior Court
- Medical bills
- $291,000
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