Legal Opinion
Boyd v. Bulala
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1989No. Nos. 88-2055L, 88-2056PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Circuit Judge:
This medical malpractice action against Dr. R.A. Búlala arose out of his mismanagement of the birth of Veronica Boyd, now deceased. Veronica obtained a verdict for $1,850,000 in compensatory damages and a verdict for $1,000,000 in punitive damages. Her mother, Helen Boyd, obtained a verdict for $1,575,000 in compensatory damages and a separate verdict for $1,000,000 in punitive damages. Her father, Roger Boyd, obtained a verdict for $1,175,000 in compensatory damages and her mother and father jointly obtained a verdict for $1,700,000 for Veronica’s medical…
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