Jahi McMath was declared brain-dead after a surgery to fix her sleep apneat a the UCSF Benioff Children 's Hospital in Oakland . The family of the girl who died at age 3 said she had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome and that doctors failed to diagnose it properly. The claim doctors botched operation by not responding properly to signs of the young girl 's distress . The family had McMath transferred to a undisclosed facility in New Jersey where she remains on life support .
Jahi McMath was declared brain-dead after a surgery to fix her sleep apneat a the UCSF Benioff Children 's Hospital in Oakland . Her family is now suing the hospital for unspecified damages . The claim doctors botched operation by not responding properly to signs of the young girl 's distress . The family had McMath transferred to a undisclosed facility in New Jersey where she remains on life support .