A Schenectady jury has awarded a family $43 million in amedical malpractice lawsuit. The ruling Thursday found Bellevue Hospital liablefor the birth of Tiffany Busone, a 25 year-old who now suffers from cerebralpalsy due to a lack of proper resuscitation at birth.

The family settled out of court with the doctor involved inthe delivery in 1990. This case, against Bellevue, has been in and out of courtsince 1991.

The lawyer for Busone’s family, Steve Coffey, says the caseis an extremely unusual one. The length of time it took to get a verdict to theaward ruling on Thursday was quite out of the ordinary.

“I can tell you I’ve never seen a verdict of this size.” saidCoffey. “You don’t get verdicts of this size and it’s a vindication in a senseof a mother fighting for her daughter all these years.”

If you or someone you know has been the victim of medicalmalpractice, please contact the Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Attorneys ofLowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 215-329-3511.