After Being Mistreated While Pregnant, Mother Wins Historical Lawsuit

The hospital wasn’t up for any negotiation. They had not even answered Malatesta’s questions. 

“I grew up in a medical family,” she wrote in Cosmopolitan. “My dad is a doctor; my granddad was a doctor. Litigation, medical malpractice—it’s not something we take lightly. When the nerve injury really revealed itself, I wasn’t planning to file a lawsuit. I just wanted answers.”