Lackawanna birth injury verdict upheld

Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld one of the largest medical malpractice awards ever in Northeast Pennsylvania. The $20.5 million verdict against a Lackawanna County obstetrician and OB/GYN Consultants Ltd. dated back to a 2001 birth injury case. Daniel and Laura White, of Jermyn, PA, filed suit after their son suffered cerebral palsy and near blindness caused by medical mistakes. Before