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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: MillCreek on August 30, 2019, 12:38:38 PM
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https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/08/29/diana-sanchez-denver-jail-labor-birth/
If I was the risk manager for Denver Health and/or the City of Denver, I would be sweating bullets right now. The only thing that will hold the cost of the ultimate settlement down is that apparently neither mom nor baby suffered any permanent medical harm as a result of this. If the baby had sustained brain damage as a result of delivery, you would most likely be talking a seven or eight figure settlement or verdict.
If I was plaintiff counsel handling the case and it went to trial, I would ensure two things: have as many women as possible on the jury, preferably who have given birth, and I would play the video at trial. This should maximize the chance of a large verdict.
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You know, at first I thought this was shocking, but after further reflection, it seems to be right on par with my opinion of most government services.
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Do prisoners commonly fake health issues of one kind or another? Or did this particular woman do something like that? Trying to figure out if there was any particular reason they might have ignored her other than they don't care.
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Wonder what she's in jail for.
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https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/30/us/denver-birth-in-jail-lawsuit/index.html
From this article, we see that she was in for identity fraud, was later sentenced to two years probation, and was on methadone for heroin withdrawal at the time of delivery. Not the most low-risk pregnancy.