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March 20, 2013 at 08:53 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has blocked North Carolina from trying to take more than $900,000 from a legal settlement won by the family of a 13-year-old girl who suffered devastating injuries during her birth.
The court ruled 6-3 Wednesday, in Wos vs. EMA (12-98), in favor of the family of the girl, who was identified only as E.M.A.
The girl is severely disabled as a result of what her parents say was a botched delivery.
North Carolina has spent nearly $2 million for her medical care and when the family settled a malpractice lawsuit for $2.8 million, the state claimed a third of the settlement.
