NEW : Doctors remove TB - infected lung tissue from Andrew Speaker . The Atlanta lawyer with tuberculosis who caused an international health scare after traveling to Europe and back underwent surgery Tuesday to remove the diseased portion of one of his lungs . He has decided to have surgery so he wo n't have to worry about it in life . Speaker sparked health scare after diagnosed with disease . The people on flight with Andrew Speaker sue him for $ 1.3 million .
NEW : Doctors remove TB - infected lung tissue from Andrew Speaker . He has decided to have surgery so he wo n't have to worry about it in life . Speaker sparked health scare after diagnosed with disease . The people on flight with Andrew Speaker sue him for $ 1.3 million .