Infant’s hotel balcony fall nets $10.9M settlement 
An almost $11 million settlement for a toddler who suffered a severe head injury after falling from a hotel balcony presented a conundrum on the timing of the lawsuit. He suffered a skull fracture and right subdural hematoma and needed intensive medical care as soon as possible to improve his long-term development. But given the child's young age, more time was needed to develop an accurate picture of his future needs and establish evidence of the severity of his injuries.
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