$144.5M Birth Trauma Verdict Upheld
$144.5M Birth Trauma Verdict Upheld
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Attorney Geoffrey Fieger announced on Oct. 29, 2014
that the Michigan Court of Appeals unanimously upheld his record-setting
$144.5 Million Dollar Verdict in the case of Markell Van Slembrouck vs.
William Beaumont Hospital.
According to the National Law Journal, the verdict was the largest of
its kind in the U.S. for the year 2011.
“This decision not only assures that Markell, who is totally and
permanently disabled as a result of horrible malpractice, will finally
get justice after 17 years, but also, that the rule of law still prevails
in Michigan, and that the big money interests of hospitals and insurance
companies cannot always prevent unborn babies from having a jury give
them their day in court," Geoffrey said.