Legal Opinion
Kayla Butts v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 11, 2019No. 18-1693PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judge:
This case arises from a tragic set of events involving A.F., a baby born with severe respiratory problems who developed permanent brain damage. Kayla Butts ("Butts"), A.F.'s mother, brought this action claiming A.F.'s brain damage was caused by the medical malpractice of Dr. Sarah Hardy. More specifically, Butts contends that Dr. Hardy should have transferred A.F. from the hospital where A.F. was born to a hospital with a neonatal intensive care unit ("NICU") that could have provided the care A.F. needed in the hours after her birth. After a bench trial, the…
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