TORONTO - A woman whose healthy breast was removed in the mistaken belief it was cancerous has settled her lawsuit against the hospital and doctors who operated on her.
Laurie Johnston, of Leamington, Ont., was seeking $2.2 million in damages amid several investigations into how she and at least one other woman became surgical victims.
Her lawyer Barbara MacFarlane says the lawsuit has been settled but could not disclose any of the details.
She says Johnston is glad the situation has been resolved and looks forward to moving on with her life.
MacFarlane says the case has prompted positive legislative changes and more awareness, which she hopes will lead to better public safety.
Johnston's lawsuit had named her surgeon, Dr. Barbara Heartwell, pathologist Dr. Olive Williams, Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital in Windsor, Ont., where the surgery took place, and the Leamington District Memorial Hospital.
