The outcome? Above the knee, both legs were severed.She filed a lawsuit. And that court battle continued for twelve years.
Powell, who is now 40, finally had her day in court on April 23. A Dougherty County jury decided in her favor after just 30 minutes and gave her a $70 million damage award.
“That ought to provide you with all the information you require regarding who was correct,” stated Matt Cook, one of
Powell’s principal lawyers. “We knew from day one that our client was obviously mistreated by her physicians, so the verdict was not surprising.”
“What drove the result was just the repeated denials and unwillingness to accept responsibility in the face of overwhelming evidence of wrongdoing,” he told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Powell had sued a number of people and organizations that had assisted in her treatment, including Albany
