New York Times
NEW YORK — A girl who suffered brain damage while waiting for an ambulance won a $172 million judgment against New York City on Wednesday when a Bronx jury determined that Fire Department paramedics could be held liable for giving her mother bad advice.
The jury reached a verdict after a three-week trial in State Supreme Court, said Thomas A. Moore, a lawyer for the girl’s family. It was one of the largest awards of its kind in city history.
Fay Leoussis, the chief of the tort division in the Law Department, said the city would appeal the verdict. “While this is a tragic case, we believe that the jury’s verdict is not consistent with the law,” she said.
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