A Mercer County jury has awarded more than $5 million to the family of man who died following a hip replacement surgery.

On July 21, the jury hearing the case Masters v. Piston found four defendants partially liable for the death and awarded nearly $5.1 million to the family of Thomas Natale Jr. The award included $2 million to each of Natale’s children for loss of comfort, companionship, guidance and tutelage. Both children, according to the attorney who tried the case, were in their 30s.