 From
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly , March, 3, 1997
Brief Statement of Claim: A six-month-old
child was taken to an emergency room and diagnosed
with an epidural hematoma. The hematoma was evacuated,
but the child was not given a blood transfusion for
several hours, causing permanent injuries.
Principal Injuries (in order of severity):
Physical and mental deficits and cortical
blindness
Special Damages: n/a
Tried or settled: Settled with one defendant
on Aug. 14, 1996; tried against remaining defendant on
Sept. 3, 1996
County where tried or settled: Nash
Case Name and number: Ann-Elizabeth Brown,
by and through her guardian ad litem, Jesse M. Baker,
John W. Brown III, and Cora C. Brown v. James W.
Bowen, M.D. et al (Nash County Superior Court; 93 CvS
1519)
Date Concluded: Sept. 26, 1996 verdict;
judgment entered December 1996
Name of Judge: Howard E. Manning Jr.
Amount: Prior settlement: $2.5 million;
verdict: $6 million
Insurance Carrier: Settlement carrier cannot
be disclosed; Dr. Bowen's carrier for the trial was
St. Paul.
Expert Witnesses and areas of expertise:
Plaintiffs had experts in the areas of neurosurgery,
anesthesiology, life care planning and an economist
Attorneys for plaintiff: Jimmie R. Keel and
Susan M. O'Malley of the Keel Law Offices, Tarboro
Other Useful Info: The judgment has been
appealed by the defendants. The plaintiffs have
counter-appealed on the issues of prejudgment interest
and costs recovered from the defendants.
The verdict in this malpractice case was also
covered by the Tarboro Telegram:
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