A Wayne County jury awarded a Detroit mother and her 13-year-old son $120 million after a four-week long medical malpractice case stemming from a delayed caesarean section that caused the child to have severe brain damage, cerebral palsy and developmental delays.
Read MoreMCL 600.1483(1) places a two-tier cap on noneconomic damages in a malpractice action. There is a general cap for noneconomic damages, which is essentially $280,000 plus an annual adjustment to reflect the consumer price index ($445,500 in 2017).
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