Woman awarded $9m for hospital negligence

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Woman awarded $9m for hospital negligence

The Supreme Court has awarded damages of more than $9 million to a woman for negligence in the removal of her womb at the Spanish Town Hospital almost nine years ago. The verdict was handed down by Justice Carol Lawrence-Beswick on May 27, 2020, in...

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