Johns Hopkins hospital's potential financial fallout from $261M Netflix case verdict

Attorneys for St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital said they plan to appeal the verdict that requires the hospital to pay $261 million in damages to the family of 17-year-old Maya Kowalski, whose case was made famous by a Netflix documentary, the Tampa Bay Times reported Nov. 13. The appeal is likely to delay payments until next year, but if unsuccessful, the hospital could face significant headwinds.