Posted On: October 29, 2007, 3:39 pm CDT

Posted By: Ric

I would say if the hospital was found to be responsible, the verdict is too low to recognize the amount of pain and suffering this child, and eventual adult, will endure in his life. Maintenance for adults with CP easily costs $200,000 a year for round the clock care, feeding and medical treatement in a long term care facility. With inflation, that could be $500,000 annually by the time the plaintiff turns 30. The money will be long used up. And, what about pain and suffering outside of the economic damages? A similiar case in CT came in at $36 million last year. The hospital got off cheap.