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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Birth Injury
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.
- Misconduct Type
- Consumer Affairs
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Judgment Against Defendant
- Date of Verdict - approximate
- 1/1/2002
| Further Information |
Released |
| Appeal |
5/10/2007 |
