Mealey's (October 22, 2018, 6:43 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois jury awarded a child and his parents $50.3 million on Oct. 9 for the severe brain injury called hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) that he sustained after a doctor and nurse waited too long to deliver him. As a result of the HIE, the child developed cerebral palsy and a variety of lifelong injuries (Julien Florez, et al. v. NorthShore University HealthSystem et al., No. 2014-L-013348, Ill. Cir., Cook Co.)....