Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict

Posted on October 30, 2007 by David Austin

This case is from Maine.  It is a $8 Million verdict against Central Maine Medical Center.  Here is the quote from the article.

A jury in Auburn, Maine last week awarded nearly $8 million to a brain-damaged 5-year-old boy and his mother in their medical malpractice lawsuit against a Lewiston hospital and one of its midwives.

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Emond, who was 16 at the time Odysseus was born in April 2002, claimed that her midwife and Central Maine Medical Center should have recommended an emergency cesarean section when her baby appeared to be in fetal distress.

The baby was born with cerebral palsy due to lack of blood and oxygen to his brain.

It was a two week trial and the jury deliberated for 2 days before getting this result.

Source:  Insurance Journal

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