Parents, Government Reach $6 Million Settlement Over Infant’s Bowel Surgery

(October 8, 2018, 9:07 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A child and his parents reached a $6 million settlement with the federal government and filed an unopposed motion for approval on Sept. 26 in District of Columbia federal court.  The parents maintained that health care providers’ failure to timely perform surgery on their son’s obstructed bowel resulted in serious, lifelong injuries that will require extensive care (Larry Hagan, et al. v. United States, No. 12-0916, D. D.C.)....