Tennessee Woman Says Wrong Spinal Drug Left Her Unable to Walk

WHO:

NY Post - Linda Gilbert, a Nashville woman, is seeking damages from Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown.

Fox News Health - Linda Gilbert’s lawsuit names Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown and alleges the hospital administered the wrong drug.

WHAT:

NY Post - Gilbert is seeking $150 million, claiming a drug error during knee surgery left her unable to walk.

Fox News Health - The lawsuit alleges the hospital injected potassium phosphate instead of mepivacaine into Gilbert’s spine, causing incomplete paraplegia and leaving her unable to walk.

WHERE:

NY Post - Gilbert is from Nashville, Tennessee.

NY Post - The claim is against Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown.

Fox News Health - The alleged injection occurred at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown.

WHY:

NY Post - Gilbert seeks $150 million in connection with the alleged wrong-drug injection and its reported effect on her ability to walk.

Fox News Health - The lawsuit attributes Gilbert’s incomplete paraplegia to the alleged substitution of potassium phosphate for mepivacaine.

(UPDATED November 12, 2026 07:59 UTC)

A Nashville woman is suing Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown over an alleged surgical drug error. The lawsuit says potassium phosphate was injected into her spine instead of mepivacaine. She alleges the error caused incomplete paraplegia, left her unable to walk, and seeks $150 million.