A Philadelphia jury Friday awarded $2 million to a woman who was discharged from a hospital emergency room only to be re-admitted and later diagnosed with a rare neurological condition. In 1995, Brenda James went to her doctor complaining of flu-like symptoms, a "sense of unsteadiness on her feet" and numbness in her legs. Diagnosed with a viral syndrome, she went home. Two days later, she fell as she got out of bed and couldn't get up, let alone open the door downstairs for the ambulance crew.
August 27, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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After deliberating for about eight hours, a Philadelphia jury Friday awarded $2 million to a woman who was discharged from a hospital emergency room only to be re-admitted and later diagnosed with a rare neurological condition.
The $2 million is compensation for pain and suffering, lost earning capacity and past and future medical expenses. The woman’s husband was awarded $500,000 for loss of consortium.
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