Lane Ex Rel. Lane v. Skyline Family Medical Center

OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

Plaintiffs brought this medical malpractice action against the defendant medical group, alleging negligent prenatal care and treatment of plaintiff Sally Lane by Dr. D.J. Hiza, a family practitioner. Plaintiffs claim the premature birth of plaintiff Sarah Lane and her twin sister Allison Lane caused Sarah to suffer mental retardation and cerebral palsy. After a trial, the jury returned a special verdict finding that plaintiff Sarah Lane suffered $1,570,000 in damages and that plaintiffs Jeffrey and Sally Lane, Sarah’s parents, suffered $94,-054 in damages but found that…