A judge has reduced Netflix's Maya Kowalski's $261 million payout by $47.5 million, but rejected a retrial motion from Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. The hospital was sued after wrongly accusing Kowalski's mother of Munchausen-by-proxy syndrome, leading to Kowalski's removal from her family and her mother's suicide. The judge found some of the jury's awarded damages excessive and ordered a reduction, but also dismissed allegations of jury tampering. Johns Hopkins plans to appeal, while Kowalski's case, depicted in a Netflix docuseries, has sparked national attention.
Maya Kowalski and her family were awarded over $260 million in damages after a Florida jury found that the actions of staff at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (JHAC) drove Maya's mother to suicide. The hospital had accused Maya's mother of medical abuse and temporarily separated Maya from her parents. The trial revealed dramatic moments, including Maya describing her last visit with her mother, the playing of a 911 call reporting her mother's suicide, the presentation of a letter Maya wrote to her mother, the sharing of emails written by Beata Kowalski, and the testimony of a pediatrician who accused Beata of medical abuse. The hospital plans to appeal the jury's decision.
Lawyers for Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital are demanding a new trial in the 'Take Care of Maya' case, alleging jury misconduct. They claim that the jury foreman's wife shared information and posted her opinions on social media, potentially influencing the verdict. The defense argues that this taints the verdict and calls for a do-over. The judge may consider the issue next month and make a ruling.
A jury has awarded damages of over $211 million to the family of a 10-year-old girl who was falsely imprisoned and mistreated by Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in Florida. The hospital's conduct, including placing the girl under video surveillance, photographing her without permission, and subjecting her to inappropriate physical contact, was deemed "extreme and outrageous" by the jury. The girl's mother tragically took her own life after her daughter was removed from the family and sheltered at the hospital. The verdict, which also includes punitive damages, is a major legal defeat for the hospital and may have far-reaching implications for medical malpractice cases.
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital has been found liable for all civil claims in the "Take Care of Maya" trial, with a preliminary award of $211,451,174 to the Kowalski family. The claims include false imprisonment, battery, fraudulent billing, emotional distress, and wrongful death. The lawsuit involved allegations regarding the hospital's treatment of Maya Kowalski, who was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and received ketamine infusion treatments. The hospital reported Beata Kowalski to the child abuse hotline and prevented the family from leaving with Maya. The hospital plans to appeal the verdict, stating that they followed Florida's mandatory reporting law.
A jury has found Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital liable for all seven claims in a $220 million case brought by the Kowalski family, whose story was featured in the Netflix documentary 'Take Care of Maya.' The claims include false imprisonment, battery, medical negligence, fraudulent billing, survivor claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress, wrongful death claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress causing death, and Maya Kowalski's claim for infliction of emotional distress. The jury will now determine the punitive damages. The case revolves around allegations that the hospital medically kidnapped Maya and mistreated her, leading to the suicide of her mother, Beata Kowalski.
