A Parkersburg-area hospital has been ordered to pay a $1.3 million sanction in a medical malpractice lawsuit. This after a judge says it violated court orders, among other misconduct, during a recent trial.

Wood County Circuit Court Judge Robert Waters imposed the sanction against Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital in an order issued last week.

Waters' order says Camden-Clark's misconduct included inaccurate answers during the discovery process and inaccurate testimony.

This order came from an underlying lawsuit alleging the malpractice in the death of Hilda Boggs.

Boggs died in 2001 following surgery on a broken ankle.

A Wood County jury found that the anesthesiologist negligently overdosed Boggs with Lidocaine.

The jury in that case awarded $6.5 million to Boggs' estate in March 2006. The case is now being appealed by the hospital.

The hospital issued this statement to WTAP Wednesday.

"For the past 110 years Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital has a history and reputation of being a highly ethical institution and we take exception to the findings, and the comments made by opposing counsel to the media. Our position is a matter of public record in our petition for appeal of the underlying case which is currently under consideration by the West Virginia Supreme Court. Unlike opposing counsel, we do not believe it is appropriate or ethical to litigate this in the media until this appeal is resolved in the West Virginia Supreme Court."