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SCHENECTADY -- A jury has awarded a local family $43 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit. On Thursday, Bellevue Hospital was found liable for the birth of Tiffany Busone.
Busone, who is 25, suffers from cerebral palsy due to a lack of proper resuscitation at birth.
The family settled out of court with the doctor involved in the delivery in 1990. This case has been in and out of court since 1991.
Lawyer Steve Coffey says this case is extremely unusual -- from the length of time it took to get a verdict to the award ruling on Thursday.
"I can tell you I've never seen a verdict of this size," Coffey told NEWS10. "You don't' get verdicts of this size and it's a vindication in a sense of a mother fighting for her daughter all these years."
It is unclear who will be responsible for the lawsuit as Ellis Hospital took control of Bellevue in 2007.
A spokesperson for Ellis Hospital declined comment on this case and they say they never comment on any cases prior to their takeover of Bellevue.
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