Court Upholds $9.5 Million Malpractice Verdict
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld a verdict of medical malpractice and awarded more than $9.5 Million to a child who cerebral palsy as result of an induced birth. A jury found Ortonville Area Health Services and others responsible for the child’s injuries. The jury also found a doctor negligent in failing to disclose to the parents of the child the extent of the risks involved in the child's treatment - a treatment which, under the circumstances, any parent would have reasonably been expected to refuse. The jury attributed 70% negligence to the doctor and 30% to Ortonville Area Health Services.
