$24.5M

Case Details

The birth of a child is one of the highlights of the life of any family. So it seems particularly tragic that a mother bled to death in a Florida clinic a few hours after giving birth to her fourth child in 2015. The family is still picking up the pieces, but a jury in the 17th Circuit Court in Fort Lauderdale has made their lives a little easier by awarding them $24.5 million. The award divides the cash between the father and the four children. The basis of the finding after a two-day trial was medical malpractice by four doctors and the clinic. To the credit of the medical staff, the doctors admitted causation and negligence in court. Unfortunately, their attorney was not so compassionate, complaining that the settlement, which was just over half of $41 million the family was looking for, should have been closer to $4 million. Fortunately, the jury did not agree.

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