Date: 06-01-2000

Case Style: Doe v. FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.

Case Number: Confidential

Judge: Unknown

Court: Superior Court, Moore County, North Carolina

Plaintiff's Attorney: Clifford Britt, W. Thompson Comerford, Jr., Zachary T. Bynum III, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Defendant's Attorney: Unknown

Description: Medical malpractice - nursing malpractice - Doe was born pre-maturely and was place on two liquid-filled plastic bags that had been heated in a microwave oven. The bags were too hot and burned the baby's back and buttocks. As a result of insult, she also developed intracranial bleeding, hydrocephalus, and bacterial meningitis. As a result, Doe suffers from neurological deficits and requires extensive therapy almost every day.

Outcome: Structured settlement having a present value of $9 million.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Raoul L. Weintzen, Jr., Washington, D.C., pediatric infectious disease specialist; Josiah F. Wedgwood, New Haven, Connecticut, neonatologist; Gordon Worley III, Durham, North Carolina, life expectancy expert; Boone Alexander Turchi, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and Rubssell D. Snyder, Albuquerque, New Mexico, pediatric neurologist.

Comments: None