$8.29 Million Award To Child Born With Damaged Arm Affirmed By 7th Circuit

Mealey's (July 6, 2020, 10:13 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 29 affirmed an $8.29 million award for a child born with permanent injuries to his right arm, rejecting arguments that the awards for lost future earnings and noneconomic damages to a child who was under 5 at the time of the trial were speculative and excessive (Young Juan Zhao, et al. v. United States, No. 19‐3071, 7th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 20225)....