Family has Ability to Supply Brain-damaged Boy’s Needs after Verdict
A brain damaged boy and his family will be able to pay medical bills, acquire 24 hour care and buy a handicap accessible van with a wheelchair lift after the favorable outcome of a medical malpractice case in Florida. Darian, 8 years old now, is profoundly mentally handicapped after doctors botched his delivery in 2000. At that time Denise Brown was admitted to Broward General for delivery and was noted on her medical records to be at risk for pre-term labor. Brown experienced pre-term labor issues for the next three days, but the baby's heart rate and Brown's contractions were stabilized. Then a day later in the middle of the night the baby's condition worsened. Unfortunately, it wasn’t until more than two hours later that nurses called Brown’s doctor. Because of additional delays in the delivery room Darian now cannot feed himself, walk and will require a lifetime of care. The lawsuit blamed the doctors for failing to deliver the baby in a timely manner, and the nurses for negligence for failing to inform the doctors of significant chances in fetal monitoring. The jury agreed and the Brown family was awarded $35 million to care for their son.
