Determining Future Lost Wages for Minor Child Speculative, But Unavoidable Task: Hinshaw's Annual Guide to Key Illinois Medical Malpractice Litigation: 2020 Edition
By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20
Was a trial court's award of $8.3 million to a minor child excessive? Yong Juan Zhao v. USA, 963 F.3d 692 (7th Cir. 2020) - Case Summary - This medical malpractice lawsuit involving an alleged shoulder dystocia injury arose under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Plaintiff's expert neurologist opined that the nerves of the subject injured baby's right arm had been completely torn away from his spinal cord, stretched, and scarred, requiring several surgeries to restore a degree of function......
By: Hinshaw & Culbertson - Health Care