Multi-Million Dollar Verdict in Cerebral Palsy Case

With the help of a medical attorney, the parents of a young girl who suffered brain injury during her birth were recently awarded $4.4 million in damages. The young girl, Sierra Wilson, died last year at only 4 years of age due to complications of cerebral palsy.

“I’ve never been in this for the money. I’ve always wanted justice and vindication for my daughter. What she went through, she didn’t deserve,” said Brice Wilson, Sierra’s father.

Sierra was born on November 18, 2003 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina. During her delivery, she suffered oxygen deprivation which caused severe brain injury and cerebral palsy. While she was alive, she battled seizures and relied on a feeding tube for nourishment.

The lawsuit filed by Sierra’s parents argued that the nurse trainee assigned to monitor the mother, Robin Wilson, failed to recognize that the baby was in dire distress and required emergency intervention. The hospital was found liable for the Wilsons’ damages.