A jury found that a New York pediatrician was not liable for brain damage sustained by a boy that he was treating. The boy’s mother contended that the pediatrician, Dr. Roberto Moran, failed to diagnose a congenital heart defect that was inhibiting his growth and development. Although the condition was ultimately spotted in 1999 and addressed via surgery, the boy, Brandon Frazier, now 10, suffers brain damage, which his mother attributed to the heart defect. Moran contended that his care and treatment were acceptable and that the heart defect was not the cause of Brandon’s brain damage. The jury never weighed the issue of causation because it found that Moran’s actions were appropriate.