Family Awarded $8.3M For Negligence At Gov't Clinic

By Celeste Bott · August 23, 2019, 3:24 PM EDT

An Illinois federal judge has awarded a family $8.3 million after negligent care by an OB-GYN in a federally supported clinic caused permanent injury to a child whose shoulders were stuck...

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Case Information

Case Title

Zhao v. United States of America

Case Number

Court

Illinois Southern

Nature of Suit

Personal Inj. Med. Malpractice

Date Filed

May 01, 2017

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