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A state Supreme Court awarded a Mount Vernon woman $48 million in a malpractice suit after a 2001 surgery left her paralyzed from the waist down. At the age of 21, Shania French says she went to the

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Mt. Vernon woman wins $48M malpractice suit

A state Supreme Court awarded a Mount Vernon woman $48 million in a malpractice suit after a 2001 surgery left her paralyzed from the waist down. At the age of 21, Shania French says she went to the

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