Philadelphia jazz singer S. Denise King is suing Penn for allegedly receiving a faulty magnetic resonance imaging procedure in November 2008 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
King claimed that she could no longer learn new music after experiencing “shocking sensations” during a MRI in November 2008 at HUP, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. She is reportedly seeking a settlement in excess of $50,000 for damages.
School of Medicine spokeswoman Susan Phillips declined to comment, as the case was still in the process of litigation.
King’s attorney Henry Langsam also declined to comment.
A Philadelphia native, King was discovered by guitarist from Philadelphia International Records who later launched her career, according to a Philadelphia jazz web site.
With no formal training, King has performed in jazz concerts in Brazil, Turkey and several other countries.
On why King chose to focus her career on jazz, she wrote on her MySpace page, “… I love how it sounds. It swings … it soothes … it moves me to think and create.”
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