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Joan Rivers died after the comedian's botched surgery caused brain damage

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Joan Rivers died aged 81 from brain damage after complications following her surgery. Her daughter Melissa successfully sued the Yorkville Endoscopy clinic after the comedian never recovered from a loss of oxygen to her brain during surgery.

The famous offspring reportedly secured millions - specifically an eight-figure sum - in the malpractice lawsuit, according to TMZ 's sources.

However, the full amount was never disclosed publicly. Joan died a week after complications with her surgery in a New York hospital.

She had gone into cardiac arrest during her surgery which was reportedly for vocal-cord biopsy. Her cause of death was listed as anoxic encephalopathy due to hypoxic arrest which is when the brain tissue loses oxygen.

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