Jury Rules in Favor of Garth Brooks in Hospital Donation Dispute

An Oklahoma hospital in Garth Brooks’ hometown must pay $1 million to the country singer because it failed to build a women’s health center in honor of his late mother, jurors ruled Tuesday evening.

Jurors ruled that the hospital must return a $500,000 donation to Brooks plus pay him $500,000 in punitive damages in Brooks’ breach-of-contract lawsuit against Integris Canadian Valley Regional Hospital. Brooks said he thought he’d reached a deal in 2005 with the hospital’s president but sued after learning the hospital wanted to use the money for other construction projects.