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A Kentucky jury awarded almost $5.1 million to the widow of a man who died during surgery to relieve symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Norman Gene Carroll, who was the brother of former Kentucky Gov. Julian Carroll, died Feb. 4, 2003, a week after surgery at Jewish Hospital, in Frankfurt.

The verdict went against the surgical team since the hospital had been dismissed from the suit filed by Retha Carroll.

The judgment went against Dr. Atul Barry, Dr. Dante J. Morassutti, the estate of nurse Carolyn Lowe and Medical Center Anesthesiologists.

Carroll's attorney, Hans Poppe, said the surgery was elective and could have been stopped at any time when Carroll had trouble breathing.

The patient went into a coma and his wife removed life support about a week later.