Thread: Memorial pays $700,000 settlement to injured child of undocu

Memorial pays $700,000 settlement to injured child of undocumented immigrant

July 06, 2011 10:00 PM


DANIEL CHACÓN

THE GAZETTE


City-owned Memorial Health System paid $700,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by an undocumented immigrant from Mexico whose baby allegedly suffered severe brain injuries during delivery four years ago.

Notice of the settlement, which was paid sometime in the April-June quarter, was contained in a quarterly legal report written by the Colorado Springs city attorney and provided to the city council.

An attorney for Maria Gallardo, who sued the city of Colorado Springs and the United States of America for medical malpractice last year, said the amount Memorial paid could have been a lot higher.

“The hospital settlement was only for the baby, not for the mother,â€

Should have been thrown out.

Had they not broken the law and entered the U S Illegally this never would have happened. Their conduct, in being somewhere they are not supposed to be, should always be the underlying and most important factor in ANY legal action.