In Pensacola, the family of 70-year-old William Bryan is pursuing legal action following a surgical error at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital. Bryan’s attorney claims that Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky mistakenly removed Bryan’s liver instead of his spleen, leading to fatal blood loss. The lawsuit alleges that the removed liver was misidentified as a spleen, and the error was only discovered after Bryan’s death. Bryan’s wife, Beverly Bryan, is now seeking both criminal and civil action, accusing the surgeon of incompetence.