Mayo Clinic, one of the nation’s most prestigious medical centers, is being sued for allegedly failing to properly inform a heart transplant patient of risks including critical details about the donated organ. Mayo has denied the allegations. Noah Leopold’s family is suing the clinic in Rochester, Minn. for medical negligence, negligent nondisclosure and medical battery. Medical records reveal a donor's heart “fell apart” during a 2023 transplant surgery after his existing heart had already been removed. Their lawsuit claims Mayo “concealed” important information. In court filings, Mayo denies it did anything wrong. In a statement to our partners at KARE 11 in Minneapolis, Mayo said in part, “We follow applicable medical standards of care, guidance of national organizations that oversee organ donation and procurement, and the privacy rights of organ donors who give the ultimate gift to patients.” The failed transplant could have been caused by a high-tech medical device used to transport donor hearts nationwide, according to deposition testimony by a Mayo surgeon. However, our review of public records finds that Mayo doctors have yet to report the event to federal officials who monitor the safety of medical devices. Noah’s parents Norman and Karen Leopold sat down with us inside their law firm in South Florida. Noah Leopold’s wife Michelle also spoke with us. They brought dozens of photos of Noah for us to look at. “This one is hard to look at,” Michelle said while looking at a blown-up photo of Noah. “It just seems so real, like he’s not gone.” Norman and Karen walked us into Noah’s office. He had graduated summa cum laude and joined the firm founded by his mom and dad. “I walk in here every day,” his father said. “It’s hard.” MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/investigations/10-investigates/failed-heart-transplant-lawsuit-mayo-clinic/67-3a9c05d2-8d14-48db-bd9e-dd6e488371d2