I Thought I’d Seen It All – Until This!
Sometimes cases are so horrific that it’s in the defendant’s best interest to admit liability and either settle or take the case to trial for damages only. As an example, I consulted on an obstetrical case where the newborn was declared dead, the parents were informed and the newborn was taken down to the morgue. Then a healthcare provider in the morgue recognized that the newborn was still alive. The physician interrupted the distraught parents’ grieving to inform them that their “dead” baby was actually alive. Their ecstasy was short-lived – because valuable time was lost, the baby was severely brain-injured. Needless to say, that case settled.
