NEW YORK Jurors found New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens was
negligent in caring for Candida Diego after she fractured her skull
in a fall in September 2004. A spokeswoman says the hospital
doesn't believe it is liable for the 71-year-old's condition and is
appealing the Oct. 3 decision awarding her $10.7 million.
Court documents say Diego was cleared for a brain scan two hours
before she got one. The test was intended to check for bleeding.
Court papers say Diego lapsed into a coma in the emergency room
less than an hour after the scan.
She now has no movement in her left side and uses a wheelchair.
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