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Teenage Girl Receives Millions in Medical Malpractice Case

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A teenage girl who was born with cerebral palsy was recently awarded a multi-million dollar settlement in the lawsuit filed by her family against a Massachusetts hospital. The girl was reportedly the victim of medical malpractice and suffered from life-altering injuries during her birth at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston. The compensation package has been given to the victim and her family by the NHS.

Teenager Faces Life with Disability

Amelia Alner-Biggadike, 16, is now living with cerebral palsy, and will be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life due to the fact that she was deprived of oxygen when her mother was giving birth to her at Pilgrim Hospital, in Boston, on New Year's Day in 1993.

According to reports, the East Midlands Strategic Health Authority finally admitted to wrongdoing and openly stated that the injuries were the result of negligence on the hospital's part. They also reportedly agreed to compensating Amelia and her family with the massive payout.

The settlement money will reportedly go toward Amelia's medical expenses and the cost of her care for the rest of her life. Amelia's mother claims that even though her daughter is living with cerebral palsy and disability, she is of normal intelligence and the two share a very close bond.

Full post as published by Cerebral Palsy Law Blog on October 15, 2009 (boomark / email).