A King County jury on Thursday awarded $24 million to the family of a Colorado man who died after receiving a stem cell injection at a Seattle clinic in 2019.
Michael Trujillo, 62, of Westminster, Colorado, died after receiving a spinal injection at the Seattle Stem Cell Center in April 2019. Evidence presented at trial showed the clinic performed the procedure without imaging guidance while Trujillo was taking blood-thinning medication, causing catastrophic bleeding and brain herniation.
Seattle clinic owner plans to appeal
Dr. Tami Meraglia, owner of the Seattle Stem Cell Center, which closed in 2021, told KIRO Newsradio she plans to appeal the verdict.
“Based on legal rulings made before and during the trial, the jury did not hear all of the evidence we sought to present,” she said. “We believe there are significant issues for appellate review, and we intend to pursue an appeal promptly.”…