According to Scotsman News, a massive pay out has been awarded to the family of a boy who was left paralyzed after his spine was damaged at birth. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has agreed to settle a birth trauma lawsuit for $23 million, but the total amount of damages has not been revealed.
The boy needs 24-hour case for the rest of his life, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. The judge in the case found that the boy has been left paralyzed from the head down after suffering catastrophic neurological trauma at birth. During delivery assisted by forceps, there was a compression-torsion injury to the child’s spinal cord at the highest level. While the infant suffered no brain injury, the child is paralyzed from the head down and cannot breathe spontaneously, requiring ventilatory support with 24-hour case.
The judge decided that part of the settlement should be in the form of periodical payments for the duration of the boy’s life. Life expectancy predictions made by experts for both sides were often years apart and that difference translated into a sum that could amount to millions. The hospital’s spokesperson denied to comment on the details of the settlement, saying it was agreed that an initial lump sum would be paid to the claimant with yearly payments thereafter.
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