Jury Awards WV Girl Injured During Botched Delivery
A 9-year-old girl that was severely brain-damaged at birth was awarded $17 million in a lawsuit against Monongalia General Hospital and her obstetrician. However, the state's caps on non-economic damages will bring the total award to $13 million. According to the suit, doctors failed to perform a Caesarean section in a timely manner, which caused oxygen deprivation while she was in the uterus. Philly Burbs, PhillyBurbs.com 03/28/2006 Read Article: PhillyBurbs.com
A 9-year-old girl that was severely brain-damaged at birth was awarded $17 million in a lawsuit against Monongalia General Hospital and her obstetrician. However, the state's caps on non-economic damages will bring the total award to $13 million. According to the suit, doctors failed to perform a Caesarean section in a timely manner, which caused oxygen deprivation while she was in the uterus. Philly Burbs, PhillyBurbs.com 03/28/2006 Read Article: PhillyBurbs.com
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