An unusual courtroom wager over the weekend saved lawyers and parties from having to endure a third trial in a high-stakes medical malpractice suit.

In what worked like a sophisticated coin toss, the parents of a 5-year-old boy born with profound brain injuries prevailed when a deadlocked jury revealed that its 10-2 split favored the plaintiffs.

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