Alabama jury sends ‘loud message’ with $660K verdict in case of baby exposed to THC

A Jefferson County jury has awarded $660,000 in a lawsuit against a daycare center where a mother says her child became sick after being exposed to a chemical found in marijuana.

After a four-day trial, a jury Friday awarded both punitive and compensatory damages to the family of the injured child.

In the lawsuit, Brittany Maddox said her then nine-month-old daughter Zeriel became severely ill after being exposed to THC at Baby Duck Academy in Birmingham in June 2022…

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