$10 Million Dollar Jury Verdict in Florida ♦ Baby left with Cerebral Palsy ♦ Lack of Oxygen to brain

VOLUSIA COUNTY - A jury has awarded $10 million dollars to a woman who sued an ambulance transport service over injuries her son received during his premature birth. This is in addition to the lawsuit that was settled against the hospitals and doctors last year for $1.4 million dollars.

This complex case was given to the jury to decide the amount of damages for the mother who gave birth en route to the hospital and to her son who was left with cerebral palsy after suffering a lack of oxygen to the brain.

The verdict will likely be appealed.

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Florida Supreme Court says hospitals must warn patients about medical malpractice limits.

STATEWIDE - The AP (1/14) reported, "The Florida Supreme Court says hospitals must warn patients about a state law that bars malpractice lawsuits for birth-related neurological injuries." Patients who receive proper notification "cannot sue but receive limited no-fault compensation if something goes wrong." But, "the justices Thursday ruled hospitals that fail to do so can then be sued even if a patient's doctor provided a notice required by a law designed to reduce malpractice cases against obstetricians."