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A family in mourning has been awarded $2.25 million following a judgment by a Georgia judge who determined that a pathologist based in metro Atlanta had breached their privacy by sharing autopsy images of their decapitated infant on social media.
The ruling was delivered by a jury in Fulton County, which concluded that Dr. Jackson Gates and his organization, Gates Rapid Diagnostic Laboratory of Atlanta, were liable to pay $2 million to the parents of the infant as compensatory damages, in addition to $250,000 in punitive damages—the highest amount allowed by law.
The infant’s mother, Jessica Ross, faced complications during her delivery on July 9, resulting in shoulder dystocia and necessitating an urgent Cesarean section.
Attorneys representing the baby’s parents, Jessica Ross and Treveon Taylor Sr., spoke about the case during a news conference. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
“While we are pleased that a jury punished Dr. Jackson Gates for his reprehensible behavior, nothing can ease the pain that the parents… have experienced in losing their baby boy in such a horrific way,” the couple’s attorneys wrote in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Our goal was to ensure that Gates was held accountable for his unconscionable lack of empathy and invasion of our clients’ privacy.”
The Clayton County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the child’s death a homicide earlier this year, according to the report. The case against the hospital and physician who delivered the baby has not yet been tried in court.
Southern Regional Medical Center did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
Gates’ attorneys could not immediately be reached by Fox News Digital for comment.
