Lawyers with Kline & Specter in Philadelphia said late Friday they won a $3.38 million award after a two-week medical malpractice trial before Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael Erdos.

The jury deliberated for three days before reaching a verdict in favor of the parents of 21-month-old Casey Lei of Dresher. The toddler died at Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park in September 2014. Her family’s legal team said she died of a strangulated small intestine and alleged the hospital failed to diagnose and treat her condition or transfer her to another facility that could help her.

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