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"MORGANTOWN -- A Marion County couple is suing Monongalia General Hospital and one of its physicians, claiming the physician breached and deviated from the applicable standard of care.<br /> <br />On Dec. 31, 2007, Cynthia K. Shuck underwent a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy performed by Dr. Rita K. Payne, according to a complaint filed Jan. 19 in Monongalia Circuit Court.<br /> <br />Shuck claims during the procedure her bladder was lacerated.<br /> <br />Payne recognized she had injured Shuck's bladder and, in attempting to repair the laceration, injured and damaged her ureter by suturing it to her bladder, according to the suit.<br /> <br />Shuck claims she developed a right ureterovaginal fistula because of the procedure.<br /> <br />Payne breached and deviated from the applicable and accepted standard of care by negligently attempting repairing the laceration, according to the suit.<br /> <br />Shuck claims she has sustained physical pain and suffering, emotional pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life and other damages and injuries.<br /> <br />Shuck and her husband, Dennis A. Shuck, are seeking compensatory damages. They are being represented by J. Michael Benninger of Wilson, Frame, Benninger & Metheney.<br /> <br /><em>Monongalia Circuit Court case number: 10-C-33</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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