A Bronx jury has given a $12.7 million medical malpractice award to a 17-year-old girl who suffered severe brain damage when she was born. The jury of three men and three women deliberated two days before awarding the money to Jennifer Colon, a high school student who has cerebral palsy and impaired motor skills because of her traumatic birth at North Central Bronx Hospital. The lawsuit was filed on the girl's behalf by her mother, Miriam Velez.
Posted by Editor at October 10, 2003 10:30 AM