Kowalski family attorneys wrapped up their case on Monday in a $220 million lawsuit filed against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital that was the premise of the Netflix documentaryLawyers for Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital started their case Monday afternoon by playing a deposition from Dr. James Lewis, a neuropsychologist and a consultant for the Child Protection Team.
"In this particular case in the records you have, I was not the first person to tell somebody that there was a dramatic link between the child’s psychological pain and the triggering of intense physical pain," he said. Beata had been accused of medical child abuse as she sought help for her daughter. Unconventional treatments, including Ketamine, raised concerns from Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, which led to Maya being placed in protective custody away from her family. "I liken it to someone who is impulsively having emotions, they write an email, and they hit send, and they wish they hadn’t of send it. In this case there was no delete. You couldn’t unsend the impulse," he said.
When the hospital’s attorney, Howard Hunter, began his opening statements, he noted that several hospital staffers believed Beata Kowalski suffered from Munchausen by proxy and they were trying to protect her. On Thursday, in a video deposition, Dr. Sally Smith, who was the medical director for the child protection team providing a medical evaluation for Maya while she was at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, said she knew that four other physicians had diagnosed Maya with CRPS.
Jurors also heard Smith say she suggested doctors at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital take Maya off of all medications. A judge ordered Maya to be sheltered at the hospital while the child abuse allegations were investigated. She wasn’t allowed to be discharged to her family or another treatment facility and could not see her mother. A judge ordered her to remain at the hospital under state custody. Beata Kowalski died by suicide after being kept away from her daughter for 87 days.
Jack Kowalski, Maya’s father, testified last week that his family was told they would be arrested if they left the facility with Maya. "Did you learn through the course of this that they believed Beata was slipping ketamine through the holy water and wafers?" the Kowalski's family attorney Greg Anderson asked.Maya Kowalski's dad testifies
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