The right-leg amputation that Florida diabetic Willie King was set to undergo in 1995 was a standard, simple procedure. So you can understand the 52-year-old’s concerns when it was revealed that, instead of removing the right foot, his entire left leg had been removed below the knee. In the end, the proper foot also had to be amputated and the patient was left with no legs. The proceeding legal action and eventual $1 million reward was a landmark case that established the high-profile nature of medical malpractice suits.

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