‘Jeopardy!’ champ’s parents sue hospital after his death
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The parents of a five-time champion on the game show “Jeopardy!” are accusing a Las Vegas-area hospital where he underwent abdominal surgery of causing his death in February 2021.
Brayden Smith, who died at 24, was one of the last “Jeopardy!” contestants to appear with host Alex Trebek before Trebek died in November 2020 after battling pancreatic cancer. Trebek was 80.
Smith’s parents, Scott and Deborah Smith, filed a lawsuit Monday in Nevada state court against St. Rose Dominican Hospital-Siena Campus in Henderson, hospital corporation Dignity Health, and several doctors and nurses.
The 14-page civil complaint and affidavits from two doctors and a nurse allege negligence and medical malpractice.
Dignity Health was “reviewing the case but do not comment on pending litigation,” company spokesman Gordon Absher said Tuesday.
Smith suffered from ulcerative colitis and underwent surgery in January 2021 at St. Rose to remove his colon, according to the court filing.
The lawsuit alleges that Smith was never given anticoagulants after surgery and accuses doctors and nurses who treated him of failing to meet medical standards of care.
Smith earned $115,798 during his “Jeopardy!” winning streak and Las Vegas residents closely followed his victories.
