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: Bodily Injury BlogJury: Hospital Negligent for Paralysis
By Edward Bills
A New York jury has awarded $19.2 million to a man who was left paralyzed by the negligence of a Bronx hospital. According to court documents, staff at the Montefiore Medical Center failed to diagnose an infection on Wilfredo Figueroa's spinal cord that ultimately caused paralysis. A spokesman for the hospital said they would likely appeal the verdict.
Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on July 30, 2009 (boomark / email).
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