Medical malpractice causes paraplegia

A California jury recently awarded a man $16.5 million in a medical malpractice claim. A man had been taken to a hospital with spinal injuries. The neurosurgeon who was scheduled to perform the surgery on the injured party delayed the surgery by 48 hours. The spinal injuries developed into paraplegia. Apparently the doctor failed to even examine the patient until the following day and by that time it was too late. The damage to the spine had progressed so far by the time of the operation it was irreversible. Under Maryland law there would be a cap on pain and suffering damages but there is no cap on economic damages for future medical care and future lost wages. Medical malpractice causes paraplegia