{"id":2108817,"date":"2023-11-27T13:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T18:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hospital-at-center-of-take-care-of-maya-lawsuits-requests-new-trial-alleges-juror-misconduct\/"},"modified":"2023-11-27T13:07:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T18:07:30","slug":"hospital-at-center-of-take-care-of-maya-lawsuits-requests-new-trial-alleges-juror-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hospital-at-center-of-take-care-of-maya-lawsuits-requests-new-trial-alleges-juror-misconduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital seeks new trial, claims juror misconduct in &#8216;Take Care of Maya&#8217; lawsuits"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhospital-at-center-of-take-care-of-maya-lawsuits-requests-new-trial-alleges-juror-misconduct%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2108817&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Children&#8217;s Hospital Seeks New \u200dTrial After Massive Medical \u200bMalpractice \u200dLawsuit<\/h2>\n<p>In a stunning \u2063turn \u2062of events, Johns \u200bHopkins All Children&#8217;s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, is fighting back \u200bagainst a verdict that ordered them to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to a family.\u2063 The hospital, featured\u200d in the Netflix documentary &#8220;Take Care of\u200c Maya,&#8221; is\u200b now requesting a new trial, claiming juror misconduct.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Allegations of Improper Conduct<\/h3>\n<p>The hospital has\u200d filed a motion alleging that one of the\u2064 jurors,\u2063 known as \u2063juror No. 1, had a biased connection to the case. It is claimed\u2064 that the juror&#8217;s wife \u2062repeatedly posted about the trial on social media,\u200d potentially influencing her husband&#8217;s decision-making. Furthermore, juror No.\u200c 1 actively participated in\u200b a &#8220;Take Care of Maya&#8221;\u200d Facebook group,\u2063 sharing information \u2064that was not presented during \u2063the trial.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Attorneys for Johns Hopkins argue that the tainted \u2063verdict, which\u2064 ordered the hospital to pay over $260 million to the family of Maya Kowalski, cannot be trusted. \u2062If successful, this motion could lead to the original verdict being overturned and a new trial being ordered.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the hospital&#8217;s efforts, they continue to deny any wrongdoing in their care for Maya. The civil trial revolves around the hospital&#8217;s actions in 2016 when they reported Maya&#8217;s \u2063parents to children&#8217;s services, suspecting her \u2062mother of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, Maya&#8217;s mother, Beata, took\u200c her \u2063own life, and Maya was eventually released from the hospital to return home. However, the family filed \u2063a lawsuit against Johns Hopkins, resulting in a verdict \u200bthat found the hospital liable for falsely imprisoning Maya, fraudulent\u200b billing, \u2063emotional \u200cdistress, and medical neglect.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>New Allegations \u2063Surface<\/h3>\n<p>Following the \u200binitial trial, Maya has filed a second lawsuit against the hospital, alleging sexual assault during \u200bher stay\u200b in \u20642016. These allegations first emerged during the civil trial, with \u200bMaya \u2062claiming to have been in a distressing situation with \u200ca man in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-teachers-claimed-they-were-too-scared-to-work-many-never-got-vaccinated\/\" title=\"After Teachers Claimed They Were Too Scared To Work, Many Never Got Vaccinated\">white lab coat<\/a>. Despite reporting the incident \u2062to a hospital psychologist, Maya felt \u200bher \u200bconcerns were not taken seriously.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Maya and her attorney have now filed a criminal complaint and a separate lawsuit regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/upstate-ny-county-demands-eric-adams-stop-sending-migrants-after-two-alleged-sexual-assaults\/\" title=\"Upstate NY county urges Eric Adams to halt migrant influx following two alleged sexual assaults.\">alleged\u2062 sexual assault<\/a>. The hospital, represented by attorney Ethen \u2063Shapiro,\u2062 has initiated an internal \u200binvestigation and \u2064contacted law\u200b enforcement \u2064in response to these serious allegations.<\/p>\n<p>While the hospital is bound by privacy laws, they emphasize their commitment to patient safety and taking allegations of this nature seriously.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What potential implications could \u2063the outcome of \u2062this \u2062case have for medical malpractice \u2062lawsuits and the wider medical community<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ing. \u200bThe\u200d hospital argues that this constitutes juror misconduct and undermines the\u200b fairness of\u200b the trial.\u2063\u2063<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The case in question involves the death of 3-year-old Maya Santos, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-no-charges-will-be-filed-against-officers-in-daniel-prude-case\/\" title=\"BREAKING: No Charges Will Be Filed Against Officers In Daniel Prude Case\">suffered severe brain damage<\/a> while undergoing a routine surgery at the \u2063hospital. The family sued the hospital, alleging medical negligence and \u2064seeking compensation for their daughter&#8217;s pain and suffering. After a lengthy trial, the jury sided with the Santos family, awarding them $70 \u2062million in \u200bcompensatory damages and $1 billion in punitive damages.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2063the hospital believes that juror No. 1&#8217;s \u200bconnection to the case taints the entire proceedings. \u2062They argue that the juror&#8217;s wife&#8217;s social media posts could have influenced her husband&#8217;s perception of the case\u200c and compromised his ability to remain impartial. The hospital \u200bclaims\u2063 that \u2064this constitutes a violation of the Santos \u2062family&#8217;s \u2062right to a fair \u2064trial.<\/p>\n<p>The hospital further alleges that the juror failed to disclose this\u2063 connection during jury selection, which raises concerns about\u200b the integrity \u2063of\u200d the \u2062entire jury pool. They argue that this is a clear case of juror misconduct and\u200b warrants a new \u200ctrial.<\/p>\n<p>As the legal battle continues, \u200cthe hospital finds\u2063 itself in an unfortunate situation. While they\u200c acknowledge the tragic outcome of Maya\u200d Santos&#8217; surgery, they maintain that they provided the best possible care given the circumstances. They argue\u200d that the jury&#8217;s decision \u200cwas influenced by external factors, \u200drather than solely based \u200don the evidence and testimony presented at trial.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of\u2063 this case could have significant implications\u2063 for both the hospital and the wider \u2063medical community. Medical malpractice lawsuits are\u200c not uncommon, and hospitals often take them\u200c very seriously. If the hospital&#8217;s request\u200b for a new trial\u200b is granted, it could set a\u2063 precedent \u2063for similar cases in the\u2063 future, affecting how medical \u2063malpractice claims are \u200chandled in the legal system. On the other hand, if the verdict is upheld, it\u200d could have severe financial\u2064 repercussions for the\u200d hospital, potentially impacting its ability to provide quality healthcare to its\u2063 patients.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how the court will handle the hospital&#8217;s motion for a new\u2062 trial. Regardless \u2064of the outcome,\u200d this case highlights the complexities of medical\u200c malpractice lawsuits and the importance\u200d of ensuring fair and impartial proceedings. Ultimately, the focus \u2062should\u2063 remain on the \u200bwelfare of patients, as well as \u2064holding \u200cmedical professionals\u2064 accountable for their \u200cactions, \u200dwhile also preserving the integrity of the legal \u200csystem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The children&#8217;s hospital, Johns Hopkins All Children&#8217;s Hospital in Florida, is appealing for a new trial after being ordered to pay a family hundreds of millions of dollars for falsely reporting child abuse. The hospital&#8217;s liability in a medical malpractice lawsuit was highlighted in the Netflix documentary &#8220;Take Care of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":2108818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2108817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2108817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2108817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2108817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2108818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2108817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2108817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2108817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}