Ohio Mother Awarded $10 Million In Medical Malpractice Settlement
After a two-week trial in Cuyahoga County, OH in which Elizabeth Elia brought suit against the Cleveland Clinic for negligence by the facility which resulted in the permanent brain damage of her son, the jury agreed to a total settlement payment of $15.9 million. This includes the original $10 million that Elia sought for compensation of her son’s injuries, as well as the court approved request of $4 million in legal fees and $430,000 in legal and medical expenses filed by the plaintiff’s lawyers. Lawyers for both the plaintiffs and defendants agreed to settle the case on May 1st before the verdict forms were officially signed, however the papers were accidentally placed on public file rather than becoming sealed. If the verdict had been made official by the jury, it would have been one of the largest payouts out ever in Cuyahoga County.
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