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Maya Kowalski: Take Care of Maya civil trial

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Proceedings · RECORDING 27

Trial · Day 27

WATCH LIVE: ‘Take Care of Maya’ Trial — Kowalski v. Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital — Day 27

Law&Crime Network · Uploaded 2023-10-31 · Watch on YouTube ↗

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Case background

More background & key dates

The jury found for the family in November 2023. On October 29, 2025, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal reversed the final judgment and allowed only certain claims to be retried. These are recordings of the original 2023 trial; its verdict must not be treated as the final outcome. Later appellate and retrial proceedings are not included.

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Key dates

2016–2017
The dispute concerned Maya’s hospital care and child-protection proceedings. Source ↗
November 9, 2023
The jury returned a civil verdict for the family. Source ↗
October 29, 2025
The appellate court reversed the judgment and remanded specified claims. Source ↗

Collection scope & recording notes

Maya Kowalski and her family sued Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital over her treatment and separation from her family during a child-protection investigation. The case, featured in Take Care of Maya, concerned civil liability and damages. Maya was a plaintiff, not a criminal defendant. The original 2023 judgment was reversed on appeal in October 2025. Law&Crime’s 33 numbered broadcasts from September 21 through November 9, 2023, including deliberation days and the verdict/punitive-damages phase. This collection ends with the 2023 trial and excludes December motion hearings. Original source day numbers are preserved. YouTube blocks Day 6 in Russia; regional playback availability can change. 33 recordings, approximately 266 broadcast hours. Original source titles and credits are retained. LIVE in a title refers to the original broadcast. Recordings can contain breaks and broadcaster commentary; this is not a certified complete court record.

THE VIEWER’S GUIDE · 2023 Florida civil trial · historical verdict later reversed

Watch with a question in mind.

How do you assess the hospital’s actions against its child-protection responsibilities? The audience slider concerns the hospital’s civil liability, not Maya’s guilt.

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Watch the openings →
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Watch the historical verdict →
Day 33 includes the 2023 verdict and punitive phase. The judgment was later reversed.
Compare closing arguments →
Return to Day 30 for the closing arguments before deliberations.

Before you watch

Does the 2023 verdict still stand?

The final judgment was reversed on appeal in October 2025, with only specified claims permitted to be retried. This archive preserves the historical trial and labels that later reversal. It does not present the original award as a final recovery.

What is included in this collection?

Law&Crime’s 33 numbered broadcasts from September 21 through November 9, 2023, including deliberation days and the verdict/punitive-damages phase. This collection ends with the 2023 trial and excludes December motion hearings. Original source day numbers are preserved. YouTube blocks Day 6 in Russia; regional playback availability can change.

Is this the official complete court record?

No. These are available public recordings with original titles and credits. Uploads may contain breaks, commentary or omissions. LIVE refers to the original broadcast. The guide describes the specified historical proceedings; later litigation is outside the collection unless expressly noted.

BRING THIS TO THE ROOM

Start with a question.

How do you assess the hospital’s actions against its child-protection responsibilities? The audience slider concerns the hospital’s civil liability, not Maya’s guilt.

Maya Kowalski: Take Care of Maya civil trial

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2023 civil trial · Day 31 · Verdict watch

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2023 civil trial · Day 33 · Verdict and punitive phase

Sources & further reading

Maya Kowalski: Take Care of Maya civil trial

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2023 civil trial · Day 31 · Verdict watch

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2023 civil trial · Day 33 · Verdict and punitive phase

Sources & further reading