Illinois Court Throws Out $50 Million Award For Birth Injury, Remands For New Trial

Mealey's (September 6, 2020, 5:21 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — The exclusion of a child's autism diagnosis as evidence deprived a jury of relevant information in determining causation and damages, an Illinois appellate panel concluded Aug. 21, vacating a $50.3 million award to the child for the severe brain injury he suffered at birth and remanding for a new trial (Julien Florez, et al. v. NorthShore University HealthSystem, et al., No. 1-19-0465, Ill. App., 1st Dist., 2020 Ill. App. LEXIS 560)....

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