Overview
- Leigh Day filed a medical negligence claim in the High Court on Saturday alleging that a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy performed in August 2020 left behind stomach tissue that led to leaks and severe infections.
- The claim says those leaks caused recurrent sepsis, multiple hospital admissions and required a complete removal of Feehily’s stomach in 2023.
- Surgeon Nick Carter denies negligence; court filings reported by national outlets show he has defended his care and said leakage is a known, uncommon complication.
- Feehily will not comment while proceedings continue and his bandmates have kept Westlife’s 25th‑anniversary tour going without him after he stepped back from touring in February 2024.
- The case will turn on expert evidence about surgical technique and causation, and it highlights that sleeve gastrectomy can carry rare but serious risks such as staple‑line leaks, infection and sepsis.