A Baltimore court has agreed with a jury award granting a Prince George’s County woman $205 million in a personal injury lawsuit based on medical malpractice. The woman’s daughter suffered a brain injury during delivery at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
According to attorneys for the plaintiff, she was told by doctors before the child’s birth that the pregnancy could be terminated and that the fetus was not viable. Those assertions turned out to be incorrect. Unfortunately, based on that diagnosis, the woman opted not to have a C-section and medical personnel discontinued fetal monitoring. The child, now five years old, was deprived of oxygen and suffered significant brain damage, resulting in cerebral palsy and a requirement for 24-hour care.
The jury originally returned a verdict of $229 million, but the court lowered it, based on the state of Maryland caps on tort claims. The hospital has indicated that it will appeal the damage award.
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