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The parents of a brain damaged young boy have settled a birth injury lawsuit against the University of Virginia Medical Center for $1.35 million. At the time of the boy’s birth, malpractice awards were capped at $1.6 million.
David and Elizabeth Morris will use the money to pay for the cost of caring for their son Hunter, who suffered oxygen deprivation at birth.
Caring for Cerebral Palsy
According to the lawsuit, the doctors at the medical center failed to respond in a timely manner to Hunter’s deteriorating condition while still in the womb. He now lives with permanent brain damage and cerebral palsy as a result.
The estimated lifetime cost of caring for Hunter is $9 million, well above state caps on medical malpractice damages.
(Source: Daily Press)
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