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In withdrawing its appeal of an approximately $41.6 million bench verdict against it, the U.S. government has agreed to pay the parents of a child who was injured at birth due to a doctor’s botched use of forceps.
In her findings of fact and conclusions of law issued April 20, 2017, U.S. District Judge Sylvia H. Rambo of the Middle District of Pennsylvania ordered the government to compensate Christina Late and Nathan Armolt, parents of D.A., for the brain damage their child suffered as a result of a cracked skull and destruction of parts of his brain during delivery.
In a statement released Thursday afternoon by Kline & Specter, the firm representing D.A.’s parents, attorney Regan Safier said, “The government recognized that their issues on appeal were without merit and that the verdict was just and appropriate. The judge recognized the catastrophic injuries suffered by this child and awarded the money necessary to care for him over his lifetime.”
Assistant U.S. Attorney George Michael Thiel of the Middle District of Pennsylvania declined to comment.
As to fault, Rambo laid blame on obstetrician Dr. Thomas Orndorf, who worked at the federally funded Keystone Women’s Care.
“Dr. Orndorf’s negligence was a direct and substantial factor in causing D.A.’s injuries,” Rambo said. “D.A. suffered harm and resultant damages from the injuries inflicted upon him by Dr. Orndorf.”
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