A woman who developed recurring infections after botched colon surgery agreed to a $1.6 million settlement in her Hudson County suit, Arnone v. Shembde. The settlement came in two parts, most recently on Oct. 21.

Regina Arnone, who suffered from Crohn's disease, was admitted to Englewood Hospital on April 22, 2014, with a diagnosis of scar tissue in the intestinal wall. The problem did not completely resolve after eight days of conservative treatment, so she underwent a bowel resection with a joining of the end of the small intestine to the first part of the large intestine, performed by general surgeon Kenneth Fried, said her lawyer, Paul da Costa of Synder Sarno D'Aniello Maceri da Costa in Roseland.

After the surgery, Arnone's condition worsened, with severe abdominal pain, an elevated heartbeat, nausea, vomiting and an elevated white blood cell count, according to da Costa. Five days after surgery, Fried ordered a CT scan with contrast due to a suspected obstruction of the intestine. The CT scan was interpreted by radiologist Dwarknath Shembde, who reported no leak at the site where the intestines were joined, and he confirmed the diagnosis of an obstructed intestine, da Costa said.