By Associated Press - Thursday, March 9, 2017

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - A southwestern Missouri jury has ordered a health provider to pay roughly $29 million to a woman who argued that doctors’ failure to timely diagnose her rare disorder made her reliant on a feeding tube.

The Springfield News-Leader (https://sgfnow.co/2n7NXkP ) reports that Greene County jurors last week sided with Emilee Williams of Springfield in her 2015 lawsuit against Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities.

Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities is a component of Chesterfield-based Mercy Health.

Mercy Clinic Springfield says in a statement that Williams remains in its prayers as she fights a hereditary disease, and that the health provider will consider its legal options. Mercy Clinic says it believes it provided appropriate care.

The lawsuit said Williams suffered from Wilson’s disease, a disorder that causes copper to accumulate in vital organs.

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Information from: Springfield News-Leader, https://www.news-leader.com

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