Watts v. Lester E. Cox Medical Centers
Medical malpractice is one of those things that can physically and emotionally damage a patient for life. I think it is part of the reason why malpractice insurance or medical liability coverage is so expensive. It is to deter physicians and doctors from medical malpractices. In some states, there is a cap on the monetary compensation awarded for medical malpractices. An example is the Watts v. Lester E. Cox Medical Centers (Cox) case of 2012 in Missouri.
Naython Watts was a six year old boy with the mental capacity of a two year old. He had suffered brain damages due to the negligence of physicians at the Cox Medical Centers. He could not walk, talk or feed himself and he suffered from seizures. His
