Cook County jury awards $28 million to Bellwood family after son suffers severe birth injuries

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A Cook County jury has awarded $28 million to a Bellwood family after their son suffered severe injuries during childbirth. Family awarded $28 million The verdict comes more than two years after Teray Boyd filed a medical negligence lawsuit against five doctors at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago. The complaint alleged those doctors failed to meet the standard of care during her labor in December 2023. According to Boyd's attorney, Stephen Blecha with Coplan + Crane, her pregnancy had been smooth, but things changed during labor when warning signs emerged that he says should…

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