I
know there are lots of people out there who regularly scream about how
trial lawyers are destroying the world through lawsuits. And doctors
are having trouble keeping up with their malpractice insurance
payments. But here's a case where I think you'll agree the award isn't
enough.
Four years ago, a boy had part of his penis cut off
during a circumcision. The part could have been reattached if his
pediatrician had acted quickly enough to do so, according to the
plaintiff. A Georgia jury agreed and
awarded $1.8 million to the boy and $500,000 to his mother.
Their names are being kept private, but the doctors' names aren't. They
are "Haiba Sonyika, the obstetrician who performed the circumcision,
and Cheryl J. Kendall, the pediatrician who treated the child later."
The hospital was not found to be at fault.
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