4th Circuit Throws Out $7 Million Award For Newborn’s Brain Damage

Mealey's (July 23, 2019, 9:21 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 11 vacated a $7.1 million award to the mother of a child born with severe respiratory problems who developed brain damage, concluding that the mother failed to present sufficient expert testimony that a physician violated the standard of care (Kayla Butts, et al. v. United States, No. 18-1693, 4th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 20593)....