(Oregon Live) – The wife of a man whose face caught on fire after medical staff at Oregon Health & Science University allegedly failed to allow alcohol that was swabbed onto his face to dry before surgery has filed a $900,000 lawsuit against the hospital.

According to the lawsuit, then 51-year-old John Michael Murdoch was “awake and conscious” when a spark from a surgical tool ignited his skin during the December 2022 surgery. The tool had a history of sparking and the fire was fueled by the use of oxygen and unevaporated isopropyl alcohol, according to the lawsuit and the attorney who filed the lawsuit. (Read More)