Litigation
Jan. 8, 2014
Teenager's legal case might be worth more if kept alive, observers say
A possible lawsuit on behalf of an Oakland teenager who was declared brain dead last month by her doctors would be worth more in prospective damages if she remains connected to a ventilator, attorneys say.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A possible lawsuit on behalf of an Oakland teenager who was declared brain dead last month by her doctors would be worth more in prospective damages if she remains connected to a ventilator, attorneys say.
Jahi McMath, 13, suffered cardiac arrest after a tonsillectomy and other procedures. Since then, the family has sought to block efforts by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland to r...
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