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La Plata (AP) - A jury in Charles County has sided with a La Plata couple that sued three doctors for failing to diagnose the abuse of their eleven-month-old son in 1998.
John and Robyn Sprague claimed that a CAT scan would have revealed that the boy's head injury was the result of abuse by his babysitter. The doctors decided a CAT scan wasn't necessary. The boy suffered a more serious injury a month later - again while allegedly in the care of the babysitter.
The jury agreed with the Spragues that the second injury could have been prevented if the abuse had been diagnosed after the first. The jury awarded the family more than five million dollars.
The boy is now six and has severe brain damage.
The babysitter, Nancy Brookbank, was convicted of child abuse but the conviction was overturned last year. Prosecutors have said they will retry the case.Article
John and Robyn Sprague claimed that a CAT scan would have revealed that the boy's head injury was the result of abuse by his babysitter. The doctors decided a CAT scan wasn't necessary. The boy suffered a more serious injury a month later - again while allegedly in the care of the babysitter.
The jury agreed with the Spragues that the second injury could have been prevented if the abuse had been diagnosed after the first. The jury awarded the family more than five million dollars.
The boy is now six and has severe brain damage.
The babysitter, Nancy Brookbank, was convicted of child abuse but the conviction was overturned last year. Prosecutors have said they will retry the case.Article