Attorneys for Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital filed an appeal Friday in the ‘Take Care of Maya’ case , arguing the hospital was denied a fair trial and seeking a new trial for some of the claims.
The appeal, filed with Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal, asks the appellate court to reverse the final judgment by Sarasota Circuit Court Judge Hunter Carroll awarding the Kowalski family $208 million in both compensatory and punitive damages, and enter a judgment in favor of the hospital for the wrongful death, intentional infliction of emotional destress and the first false-imprisonment claims.
The hospital wants a new trial based on the trial court’s “erroneous interpretation of Chapter 39” immunity statutes, the damages awarded to the Kowalski family and for any claims that remain after the appeal.
The appeal comes nine months after a six-person jury awarded the Kowalski family a little over $261 million in compensatory and punitive damages against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital following a two-month trial in 2023.