BURTON-LISTER v. SIEGEL, SIVITZ AND LEBED ASSOCIATES


798 A.2d 231 (2002)

Karen BURTON-LISTER, as parent and natural guardian of Tiffany Burton-Lister, a minor and Karen Burton-Lister, in her own right, Appellee, v. SIEGEL, SIVITZ AND LEBED ASSOCIATES and Jay Sivitz, M.D., Joel Lebed, D.O., and David Klebanoff, M.D., Appellants.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed May 1, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Shusted, Philadelphia, for appellants.

Gustine J. Pelagatti, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before JOYCE, OLSZEWSKI and MONTEMURO, JJ.


MONTEMURO, J.

¶ 1 This is an appeal from a judgment awarding $200,000 to Appellee Karen Burton-Lister, and $1,800,000 to her daughter, minor Appellee Tiffany Burton-Lister, in an action for medical malpractice.

¶ 2 On October 18, 1990, Appellee Tiffany Burton-Lister was born by Caesarian section after it became clear that the disproportion between the infant's head circumference and the size of her mother...

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