10/26/93 Daniel Callahan V. Cardinal Glennon

Daniel Callahan ("Danny") was born on August 7, 1978. For the first three and one-half months of his life, Danny was basically healthy and normal. On November 4, 1978, Danny received Orimune, a live polio vaccine. This vaccine is an attenuated polio virus, which means it is a weakened strain of polio. Until the end of November, Danny remained basically in good health. On November 30, 1978, Danny's mother noticed a red area between Danny's anus and scrotum. The resulting events, which will be discussed below, eventually led a jury to find that Danny was a victim of medical malpractice, which caused him to be a permanent triplegic. The jury returned a $16 million verdict in Danny's favor.