A South Carolina jury awarded $5.1 million in damages to a woman in a medical malpractice case against her surgeon, who she accused of wrongly removing her entire thyroid gland.
Jurors unanimously sided with Natalie Boyd on Aug. 29, finding that Dr. Richard C. Osman and Coastal Otolaryngology Associates in Myrtle Beach breached the standard of care and directly caused her injuries, Horry County court records show. The verdict was first reported by the Post and Courier newspaper.
In March 2021, Boyd sued Osman and the medical practice, where Boyd had four pre-operative visits, saying Osman removed her thyroid gland without her permission during a December 2017 procedure…