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The family of a 13-year-old who was declared brain dead 10 months ago following complications from routine tonsil surgery has petitioned a judge to have her declared 'alive again'.Chris Dolan, the family's attorney, claimed he has 'medical experts, including world-class experts on brain death who will testify she is not brain dead'.Jahi McMath's relatives won a high-profile legal battle to keep their daughter's life support machine turned on at the start of the year, after a coroner issued her death certificate.The hospital treating Jahi released her into the care of her mother Nailah Winkfield and other family members who agreed to be 'wholly and exclusively responsible'for the teenager.According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Jahi spent the past several months being looked after at a Roman Catholic hospital in New Jersey at private expense.But if the judge sides with the family following their petition at Alameda County Superior Court, it could lead to Jahi being cared for at state taxpayers' expense.
