Legal Opinion
Salas ex rel. Salas v. Wang
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 16, 1988No. Nos. 87-5059, 87-5084, 87-5099 and 87-5112PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
These are appeals from the judgment of the district court in a medical malpractice action founded on diversity of citizenship. The appeals (and cross appeal) followed a $6.5 million jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Danny Salas, by his mother and guardian ad litem, Maria E. Salas, who sued alleging that Danny had become severely brain damaged as a result of the defendants’ negligence in failing to recognize and respond to early signs of fetal distress and in failing properly to resuscitate Danny immediately after birth. Named as defendants were…
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