Post by Logan on Feb 16, 2016 3:45:58 GMT -6
Jury nixes Montana woman's try for $14M damages for child she would have aborted
BOZEMAN — A Montana jury ruled Thursday against a woman who sought millions of dollars from health care providers that she said failed to diagnose her unborn daughter's cystic fibrosis.
Kerrie Evans of Gardiner had testified that she would have had an abortion if she had known her daughter, who is now 5 years old, would be born with the genetic disease. The mucus cells of a cystic fibrosis patient produce a thick and sticky fluid that damages the lungs and digestive system. While each case is different, many patients now live to be adults with proper treatment and care.
Evans' lawsuit, filed in 2011, initially sought $14.5 million in damages, including $10 million for her daughter's medical care. However, during closing statements, Evans' attorneys asked for just over $2.5 million, theBozeman Daily Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1PpQbVx ) reported.
Jurors deliberated for about two hours before finding that nurse practitioner Peggy Scanson of Livingston and Dr. William Peters of Bozeman did not depart from the standard of care in their prenatal treatment of Evans.
Read more: www.capjournal.com/news/jury-nixes-montana-woman-s-try-for-m-damages-for/article_d1d930fe-d388-11e5-a15c-8b09b07f6f41.html
BOZEMAN — A Montana jury ruled Thursday against a woman who sought millions of dollars from health care providers that she said failed to diagnose her unborn daughter's cystic fibrosis.
Kerrie Evans of Gardiner had testified that she would have had an abortion if she had known her daughter, who is now 5 years old, would be born with the genetic disease. The mucus cells of a cystic fibrosis patient produce a thick and sticky fluid that damages the lungs and digestive system. While each case is different, many patients now live to be adults with proper treatment and care.
Evans' lawsuit, filed in 2011, initially sought $14.5 million in damages, including $10 million for her daughter's medical care. However, during closing statements, Evans' attorneys asked for just over $2.5 million, theBozeman Daily Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1PpQbVx ) reported.
Jurors deliberated for about two hours before finding that nurse practitioner Peggy Scanson of Livingston and Dr. William Peters of Bozeman did not depart from the standard of care in their prenatal treatment of Evans.
Read more: www.capjournal.com/news/jury-nixes-montana-woman-s-try-for-m-damages-for/article_d1d930fe-d388-11e5-a15c-8b09b07f6f41.html