A Berks County jury has awarded $1.7 million to the family of a three-month-old girl who died from a brain injury after a doctor failed to diagnose a bacterial meningitis infection.

On June 14, following a weeklong trial and three-and-a-half hours of deliberation, a jury voted 10-2 in favor of plaintiffs Anna and Charles Takacs, the parents of decedent Emma Takacs, and against defendants Reading Hospital and Medical Center and Dr. Duane D. Siberski.