I'm being blunt. If you start letting kids sue because they didn't like the treatment they got as a child, you might as well close down all the children's hospitals.
SEATTLE (AP) ā The Washington Supreme Court says that under state law, it's OK for judges to award extraordinary damages in so-called āwrongful lifeā cases where a child has birth defects or disabilities that require extensive care.
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SEATTLE (AP) ā The Washington Supreme Court says that under state law, itās OK for judges to award extraordinary damages in so-called āwrongful lifeā cases where a child has birth defects or disabilities that require extensive care.
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unanimous decision Thursday came in the case of a woman who became pregnant in 2011 after a federally funded health clinic mistakenly gave her a shot of flu vaccine instead of the contraceptive Depo-Provera. Her child was born with a condition that causes cognitive delays, slowed speech and language skills, epilepsy and vision problems.
Following a trial in 2020, U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik awarded the child, Sandra, and her parents, Yesenia Pacheco and Luis Lemus, $10 million ā $7.5 million for her medical, educational and other expenses, and $2.5 million in damages for her parents.