$2,950,000 Verdict for Death of Eight-Year-Old In what was described as the largest award in Maryland history for the death of a child, Roy DeCaro persuaded a federal jury in Baltimore, Maryland, to award a total of $2.95 million to the family of an eight-year-old child. He had died as the result of medical negligence; the doctors treating him failed to adequately treat complications of the young boy's "Dandy Walker Syndrome." The jury awarded $500,000 for four hours of suffering that the child endured. The father was awarded $1.15 million and the mother $1.3 million for their suffering and grief. Click here to read more about this case.