LANSING (AP) - A Lansing-area couple has been awarded $5 million in a lawsuit three years after their baby died following a botched breech delivery at a birthing center.Ingham County Circuit Judge Clinton Canady ordered former nurse midwife Clarice Winkler to pay Sara and Jarad Snyder damages in the 2011 death of their son, Magnus.The Snyders' lawyer, Brian McKeen, tells the Lansing State Journal it's unlikely his clients will collect any money because Winkler didn't carry malpractice insurance.McKeen says Canady's ruling is a hollow victory because it's a default judgment, meaning Winkler failed to respond to the allegations so the couple didn't get a chance to confront her in court.Winkler declined comment. She was found negligent by the state's Nursing Board and has surrendered her license to practice.Published: Wed, Jun 04, 2014
headlines Oakland County
- Appreciating members
- Oakland County purchasing renewable energy to power buildings
- Former Customs and Border Protection agent sentenced to 60 months in prison for receiving child pornography
- Whitmer signs bipartisan bills to expand mental health care, protect consumer data, and increase government efficiency
- Challenge to Michigan’s hen enclosure law dismissed
headlines National
- Protecting Attorney-Client Relationships: ABA advocacy helps safeguard the right to effective assistance of counsel
- Did ‘corporate speak’ and PowerPoint lead to complacency at GM?
- Ex-employee sues Sheppard Mullin over cyberattack exposing sensitive personal data
- Ropes & Gray allows more attorneys to count AI testing toward billable hours
- Plaintiff who filed fraudulent case, trashed desktop computer hit with sanctions
- Man who threatened Supreme Court justices avoids prison time
