Becky Anderson recovered a jury verdict of $30 million in King County after laser surgery at Central Washington Hospital in 2012 left her unable to speak. Becky S. Anderson, 55, was in surgery and on a breathing tube in February 2012 when a fire occurred in her throat while she was having polyps removed from her vocal cords. Here are the PowerPoint slides I used in the final argument. They can serve as a guide in the appropriate case.