Maya Kowalski's father takes the stand 

After seeing the judge and defense attorney’s I’m ecstatic that Maya team won this case!!!!!

Sally Smith and Cathy Bedi should be in prison in my opinion

I can't begin to imagine what this family went through. That doctor who was fabricating lies shouldn't be allowed anywhere near patients. Pure evil

I can’t even imagine having no say in how your child is treated. They had full control of this family and it’s absolutely disgusting! I’m so happy they won this case.

From day one this judge has been on the side of the hospital. Can't stand it. Hope the jury is smarter and nails them to the wall

Why is the judge even allowed to practice anymore after what he has done and continue to as he literally mocking the lawyer making faces at him is absolutely disgraceful.

It’s obvious where the power is! Damn frustrating and praying the jury sees the injustice this family has endured!

Its very apparent that the attorney's for the hospital dont want the jury to hear any of the pertinent information that can easily prove they were wrong!

Pathetic !!!!! Holding a little girl down How abusive Kathy should be FIRED

Oh for goodness sake . Let the father speak .

Justice for maya’s mom

So so sad this child and her family endures. The best part is all the documenting this loving mother and father did. Document everything people!! Prayers of love and peace as this family moves forward with Maya's condition and the loss of a mother, wife😔💟🙏

The judge is allowing this poor family to be victimized over and over, and joining in..... Disgrace

Alot people bashing the lawyer of this family You guys need to realise they going after very very very powerful people with unlimited amounts of money to chuck at this the family getting to this stage alone is amazing and a great achievement this happens to many many parents and worse but don't have the money and the means to do anything so they admit they in the wrong instead and agree to follow all the recommendations just to please the judges and everyone to just get their kids back so this family reaching this stage alone well done to them hopefully this will give others the courage to do the same

I like that the plaintiff's attorney calls it a training bra Cathy Bedy is calling it a sports bra , a sports bra can without a shirt a training is never worn without a covering .

This family has endured hell and great loss at the hands of the hospital, DCF and the dependency court.

I will NEVER use John's Hopkins medical facility ever again. The money they were sued, was their attorney fees equivalent.

I was so disappointed how the lawyer treated this dad on the stand. He is just a dad trying to take notes and protect his child after his wife died. He had no law degree. I thought he was just being bullied while on the stand

Bottom line, follow the money. Parents have to fight for their rights, deplorable.

Every time they hide & refuse the truth about Maya’s case , only makes them more liable. More money for Maya & her family , they have been through hell fighting for Justice.

Does anyone find it "convenient" that the defense hired Chris W. Altenbernd who served for 27 years as an appellate judge on Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal?🤔

A jury cannot unhear .

This judge seems biased for the hospital

I guess at this point, the judge doesn’t realize how corrupt the hospital is.

They are filing a suit against a very powerful very large medical establishment, unfortunately they have pretty much made it almost impossible to sue these medical establishment and win against them , this is very sad .

I feel terrible for the Kowalski’s Lawyer’s. IDK nothing about being a lawyer but come on this is ridiculous! How can you present a case without evidence! The Kowalski’s team has so much evidence that is not being allowed. This evidence that is being hidden from the Jury IMO proves without a doubt this hospital is in the WRONG! Come on man even a blind person even a child can tell you the fact their was a camera in her room, they knew without a doubt that Maya wasn’t faking! Shame on them! I do believe between this hospital and staff they are the reason beautiful Beta is no longer here! I am a mother of a 34 yr old son, 27 yr old daughter, and a 11 yr old son, YOU BEST BETTER BELIEVE I WOULD DO ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING FOR MY CHILDREN!! Even if it meant I could no longer be with them physically! Maya and Kyle know without a doubt your beautiful Momma Beta did what she did that day not to hurt anyone but to help the family! She might not be with you physically but I can “almost” guarantee she has never left you side!!

I really wish Johnny Depp lawyers were representing the Kowalskis on this case cause good grief

What is so GD hilarious to the clerk?! How can anyone LAUGH, GIGGLE AND WHISPER during this child's torture?! Sadistic!

I believe if the jury saw the degree of the bias by the judge and how much the hospital did not disclose, the extent of abuse by DCYF, the hospital and the family, they would have awarded much more money.

This is out of this world!! Taking a child from the family and claim whatever they please!!

Does anyone else find their lawyer very disorganised!

The family was not lying! The hospital thought they were. Took her hostage. Now look what they did to the family. The hospital is now trying to fight back and not get sued. All the evidence that the family had and the hospital. The hospital was wrong!!!! Rip mom!

Always document a family/ friend in hospital!!!! ALWAYS

I don’t understand why the nurses had so much power !

So the videos were locked by a code.and that was ok. The judge let the defense chat and smirk while the familys atty explained. Hung up on the value to the father. Losing the point of what crimes took place. Stupid corrupt webs

Man the crap this girl went through just with her medical condition and to be taken away from her parents and then her mom taking her own life while shes dealing with everything else, hopefully more comes out of this like charges for the neglect

Defense calling for a mistrial because a PT video made by the hospital was released to the family on the day of a court hearing, so it's the family's responsibility to have shown the video in a court date that day? The hospital should have done what was right after reviewing the video(which must have been done since it was released to the family). They claimed the court would have ruled to released Maya from that hospital. The hospital should have done a much better job of protecting a child and should have automatically been compensated and transferred or at least released from their abusive treatment. No mistrial!! Maya deserves a fair trial and compensation that can never repay for this irreparable harm.

So many times in the testimony we heard "she didn't express...(pain). My observation is a stoic child, which doesn't present the same and can't be described as NOT in pain. Any true professional should know this and the people involved in her abuse should never have been qualified or allowed to be anywhere near her with such narrow- minded ideas that every child is the same. I saw her pain, even when she wasn't saying it. 😢 Those women testified that she wasn't crying when they held her arms away from her torso (a self defense position) for the picture! You can see her mouth and she was CLEARLY extremely upset!!! HTF do you see that and not stop... as child advocates... no matter WHO told you to take the pictures?! Clear example of the people who claim to be advocates being the heartless abusers themselves. Glad she won her case. Those ghouls should never be around children again!

The social worker in question should have to attend court in person not by deposition .clearly the big cross necklace is to send a message to the jury she is a practicing Christian when if i seen that necklace i would see that as trying to send a subliminal message that im not buying !

No matter, document important information if you feel you are being taken advantage of. Keep careful dates, notes, pictures, videos, emails, texts and phone calls. If you are being accused of something you are not guilty of, get an attorney and have them go with you when you speak with a given person. Careful documentation is helpful. Everyone, including law enforcement takes notes and documents. You do it too!

This the same judge that wouldn’t let the family speak before and kept allowing court dates to be changed …. And pushed back

💔💔💔 heartbreaking what they did to this small family 😢😢😢

So many convoluted angles protecting the perpretators

The plaintiff should have hired Camille Vasquez and her team. I really hope they would win this case!

The truth remains the truth no matter when it is presented to a court. 23:20

I absolutely LOVE how bothered those lawyers look . Knowing now the outcome , they all LOST BIG TIME. I’m sure they all knew they would win . Their actions OOOZE superiority and confidence . Like how dare he even TRY this ? 😂😂😂 this was a great case to watch

The father just won the case with that statement..brilliant

Jutice for Maya and her family!

The father of lies and confusion is in charge of that courtroom

John Hopkins needs to pay for this Sin.

The judge definitely is on the side of the hospital.

I don't think this Judge likes Maya's family, you can tell which side he's on.

I wish I was there before the mom killed herself. I wish I had known about this case because I would have contacted the family and informed them of a similar case out of California where the hospital had called CPS and told them that the mother had took the child out of the hospital against medical advice . The mother in that case out of California did so because a nurse had tried to give the child a medicine that had not been prescribed for him a medicine that could have been fatal for the child.

way to go, dad. way to keep it together.

This is so disgusting and horrifying what this child and her family went through. How would the hospital staff and attorneys feel if this had been their child or family going through this? They (hospital and staff) are heartless for keeping maya away from her loving family. Plus putting this family through this horrific ordeal. People should lose there jobs and not be allowed to practice anywhere ever again. God Bless this family. So sorry for the loss of this precious wife and mother. This is criminal behavior on the part of the hospital and it’s staff who was in contact with maya and her family.

This defense team is so scummy.

why's the sally lady not in jail? someone care to enlighten me lol

Break my heart to the Kowalski family they been through a lot.Justice will prevail

the problem in this case there is an ARMY from John Hopskin....and few good men for the Kowalsky side.... David against Goliath...!!!

Power tripping paternalistic group think phenomenon that I have also witnessed at the Mayo Clinic - there is a real problem with the system. As a healthcare worker myself I have witnessed the defensive stance and antagonism that occurs when family members advocate or challenge the treatment plan and/or approach. Imbalance of power is really dangerous.

The judge was bought and paid for by hospital. That is told in the Netflix series.

They are "working toward a mistrial because we can all see the guilt & conspiracy of these Govt servants- Not in favor or justice for the victim☹

I know that Jack will continue to take excellent care of his children. He is a father any child workd be proud of. Going through all this has been an horrific nightmare for him how hard to have to face these evil people again… so sad so very sad. It breaks my heart hearing what that beautiful little ten year old girl went through and Kyle is so sensitive and thoughtful boy they are all just extraordinary people a beautiful family destroyed by evil monsters there is no other word that fits them( that I can say on RU-vid) May God Bless Their future with tons of love laughter and peace…

Defence is grasping at straws, Mr Anderson is a brilliant la wyer.

The mouth pieces for the hospital are fighting a losing battle.

It feels to me, the judge, doesnt like the plaintiffs laywer. Watch the whole trail updates, and honesty, i admire the plaintiffs laywer, for going on, its like fighting defense and judge😮

An amazing judge - who takes the time to ensure utmost fairness to all parties…his presence of mind is very impressive especially considering the fact that the hearing has been going on for days - in fact months!

You can tell he is angry, frustrated abd has every reason to be

But the jury saw a glimpse.

I was reading about comparmental syndrome and it is very interesting, and suprised they haven't tounched more on it. Certain medications can cause or induce it, fractures are common and even have a Compartment pressure measurement test. That is hooked up to see the pressure in the muscles.

I know nothing really of this case but what I’ve seen so far of the case I can understand both sides. I haven’t seen the movie

You have no right to cast judgement on anyone suffering lest you walk in their shoes. One day, humility is taught to those who have, like myself. Cancer chemo treatments poisoning/overdosing, caused the degeneration of spine, and other neuropathic functions for rest of my life! 🙏

Poor family 😢❤

Glad the family's attorney persisted

How i wish there was a judge who does Fair judgement globally instead of being a puppets to etc hats off the this judge as he deserves to have a noble prize for right of justice to innocent souls

These photos are disturbing

Really Judge, shave your whole head so we can take you seriously.

I see the grief,guilt, loss, emptiness … the adjectives go on and on. These emotions all reflect on that family’s face. They are all going through this individually yet trying to support each other while they cope with their own traumas. Not a lot of things get to me, but this case and situation broke my heart. This family did not deserve this No one deserves this I’m happy they won And it’s not about the money I’m happy they won the acknowledgment of malpractice and the light at the end of this dark tunnel. I’m just so sorry

We as common people don’t have a chance in h

This is so very heartbreaking 💔 and painful this family had to relieve this nightmare. I'm sure John Hopkins have very good lawyers and could afford to pay 4 them. Thank God. Justice has been served 🙌

Maya can't bare weight in the video when gets transferred on the commode how can you say she's walking?

They kidnap his kid and then charge him! Holy moly

Humans are so complicated full of details with no essence. Extremely frustrating

I think the judge is perfect for this. If judges really are like umpires you got the right one here. Maybe I'm wrong but this case feels like the "big one" of someone's career .

Oh this judge... what a treat 🙄

Can’t imagine how your family went through this, from beginning their indicate, you and your children all cried so hard, I didn’t know it’s the video want show me.

He was cruel to his wife. She had no support for her fight. I hope he accepts responsibility for that. Rest in peace Baeta...enjoy our Savior

Anderson is so disorganised and unprofessional …. the judge is right to give him a hard time

Especially when its a timely manner

For what were the doctors treating her?

How brave you all are to continue the fight the CRPS is a real. Im so sorry for your loss and all that Maya has and is going throught. In my 50's i had smiall op on my toe. This triggered CRPS. My surgeen was brlliant in knowing what was happening. But..... from then on other doctors took their time and didnt see CRPS as a muarological issue but nearve damage. It took my surgen months to get me refured. By then my ankle had vixed and my leg from toe to knee was douple its size. Water therapy was tried but the touch of water to my skin was too much to bare.... My story is long so il jump to Dec 2019. Due to sores and ulcers , i had to have through knee amputation. I dont wasnt to frighten you with this. Many in my "hospital" friend group, managed to continue therapy and lead some kind of norml life. Theres a risk in amputaing as it can mirrow or travel to other areas. But that pain made my choice easy to make. my left disabled due no prosthetic. fear of a sore is not an option for me. COVID hit me and i was near death. So no physio given. I was too poorly. My outcone now is trigger of Fibromialgia. Im sure you and your family will know of the connection with CRPS. I have been following through all your journey and listening to those that are still not understanding it is a chronic medical condition. That saddens me. But there are so many that.... through your brave journey.... are taking a step back and re assessing what could have made a difference here. Sometimes just soothing words and understanding is medicing in itself. Thank you to you all. I take a deep breath in knowing theres a touch of going forward and that we arnt facking things or going mad.... Best wishes to you all. from c.... Hereford England.

Im just baffled nit one doctor said this is wrong!

A judge who listens to the arguments and considers both sides. He allows the case to be developed and he seeks the truth.

So shameful! That beetle wanted her for herself, never mind she already had parents that were still alive. She is the mental one!👹

I can’t stand that younger defense lawyer with the striped tie

Why can they not use what can show what is happening with the actions to prove they’re case . See it’s so much bull crap how we let them get away with it . That is why no one believes in the system

Amen.

What is going on...?

They got a real problem with male pattern baldness down there in Florida.

How sad is that he lost his wife the kids lost their mother the hospital should be closed and the doctors sent to the jail!!