A Bronx jury unanimously awarded $80 million to a man whose family alleges that the prenatal care he received at a New York City hospital caused him to be born prematurely and with developmental disabilities—which was more than $40 million over what the plaintiff asked for.
But before the jury of four men and two women delivered their verdict for 19-year-old Hakim Quick, who is nonverbal and who will need around-the-clock assistance for the rest of his life, the plaintiff’s attorney brokered an agreement with outside counsel appearing for New York City Health + Hospitals (H+H) to cap the award.
