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University of Chicago
Birth Injury
Date: 01/01/2002 (Date of Verdict - approximate)
Misconduct Type: Other
Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental
Contracting Party: None
Court Type: Civil
Amount: $11,670,900
Disposition: Judgment Against Defendant
Synopsis: A jury in Cook County, Ill. awarded $11.7 million to a woman whose son suffered severe brain damage following his birth in 1988 at a University of Chicago hospital. The mother blamed the injury on the hospital's delay in performing an emergency C-section. The verdict was affirmed on appeal.
Document(s):
- 1. Appeal
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