Cerebral Palsy Lawsuits Top Charts in Massachusetts

In Massachusetts for 2007, the largest verdict of the year is a medical malpractice case involving a delay in C-section apparently leading to the child's cerebral palsy. See this Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly report: Suffolk jury issues largest med-mal verdict of the year.

"In what appears to be the largest reported medical malpractice jury verdict of 2007, the jury found two doctors liable for the child’s condition, but a nurse defendant was found not negligent."

See also: Boston Herald's Doctors must pay $26.5M in baby malpractice case.

The largest medical malpractice verdict in Massachusetts remains a 2005 case also involving a baby's brain damage after a traumatic delivery resulting in cerebral palsy — $40 million.