Litigation
Jul. 27, 2007
In Rare Move, Judge Refuses to Approve Settlement
LOS ANGELES - A civil-court judge will not sign off on a settlement calling for a doctor who was found by a jury to be 55 percent liable for a child's brain damage to pay just $1 million in a medical-malpractice case that resulted in a $96 million verdict.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A civil court judge will not sign off on a settlement calling for a doctor who was found by a jury to be 55 percent liable for a child's brain damage to pay just $1 million in a medical malpractice case that resulted in a $96 million verdict.
The rejection of the $1 million settlement, which represents the doctor's full pol...
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