Maya Taken Care Of: Jury Socks Johns Hopkins with $220M Judgment in Malpractice Lawsuit

Maya Kowalski sobbed heavily as a jury decided she had won her $220 million medical malpractice case on Thursday.

A Florida jury found Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital guilty of all charges in the case, which was featured in the Netflix documentary “Take Care of Maya.” …

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The jury sided with the teen in totality, finding the renowned hospital guilty of false imprisonment, malpractice and infliction of emotional distress.

The facility is facing tens of millions of dollars in penalties, although it is expected to appeal the verdict.

[This is a truly horrendous case with despicable conduct by the hospital, as well as the private contractor used by both Johns Hopkins and the state of Florida in its child-welfare investigations. The contractor settled the case for $2 million; Johns Hopkins chose … poorly. I’ll bet they’ll start considering a settlement now. — Ed]

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