A jury in Baltimore City has returned a $250,000 medical malpractice verdict against Johns Hopkins Hospital in favor of the parents of a 17 year-old girl who sufferes from a rare disorder which prevents her body from aging.

Brooke Greenberg had been a long-standing patient at Johns Hopkins, requiring regular treatment for her condition. Greenberg was scheduled for surger to replace her feeding tube in March of 2007. Upon his arrival at the hospital, Greenberg's father discovered her unattended in a swing in the hallway. Her body was covered with inexplicable bruising. 

Nurses called to testify in the trial gave conflicting accounts of the days events. 

If you or a loved one has been the victim of medical malpractice or negligence, please contact a Philadelphia medical malpractice attorney of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 215-329-3511.