Having already waited more than 12 years for the Government to accept liability for medical negligence which left her daughter, Tashi Turner, with the mental capacity of a baby, 36-year-old Alisha Coleman will have to wait another two weeks to find out how much she will be compensated by the State.
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| Alisha Coleman |
Last month, government lawyers announced that the State would accept liability in the suit brought against the South East Regional Health Authority and the attorney general by attorney-at-law Anthony Williams on behalf of Coleman.
The assessment of damages is scheduled for December 5 in the Supreme Court, and Coleman states, in court documents, that she is seeking more than $155 million for the future care of Tashi.
In addition to special damages, Coleman is seeking millions of dollars in general damages for pain and suffering.
According to Williams, the award for general damages must be substantial because Tashi will never enjoy the niceties of life or get an education.
"It is for the attorney general to make more conscious and timely decisions in cases of this nature, especially when it is clear that the medical team erred or was clearly negligent," Williams told The Sunday Gleaner. more
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