Case Results: Birth Injury

$7 Million Birth Injury On the evening of May 9, the Plaintiff presented to the Defendant Hospital in labor.  The Plaintiff’s obstetrician was consulted via telephone at approximately 10:20 p.m. and the Plaintiff was instructed to walk.  At 5:40 a.m., a positive scalp stimulation during vaginal examination was documented — indicating the ongoing well-being of … Continued

$6.95 Million Birth Injury On November 21st, at approximately 7:45 p.m., the Plaintiff presented to the Defendant Hospital at 37-3/7 weeks gestation for induction of labor. Upon admission, she was 2 cm dilated, 90% effaced and at minus 2 station. She was given Cervidil and Pitocin to begin induction and augment labor. On November 23rd, the … Continued

$5 Million Brain Injury On August 25, the Infant Plaintiff was born uneventfully and was discharged to go home with his mother shortly thereafter. Approximately one month after birth, the Infant Plaintiff began vomiting during the morning hours. His parents telephoned the Defendant pediatrician who informed them that the vomiting was probably due to the … Continued

$4 Million Failure to Perform A Timely Cesarean Section On November 7, at 2:00 p.m., the Plaintiff, a 16 year old, presented to the Defendant Hospital at term, in labor with her first pregnancy.  Her cervix was 5 centimeters dilated, 100% effaced and the baby’s head was at -2 station.  The fetal heart rate was … Continued

$3.95 Million Delayed Cesarean Section Causing Hypoxic Brain Damage On January 10, at 39 weeks 5/7 days gestation, the Plaintiff, then a 35 year old, began to experience vaginal bleeding at home which began at approximately 12:00 p.m.  She called an ambulance, and was taken to Mercy Medical Center.  She reported a 25 minute history … Continued

$3.75 Million Medical Negligence Resulting In Infant Brain Injury At 10:30 a.m. on March 26, the 7 month old Infant Plaintiff presented with his father to the Defendant Hospital’s emergency department reporting two days of diarrhea, the fact that the baby could not sit up for a matter of days, and fever in the range … Continued

$3.5 Million Failure to Perform a Timely Cesarean Section On April 9, it is alleged that the Plaintiff presented to the Defendant Hospital at approximately 2:30 a.m., in labor.  By 3:30 a.m., a fetal monitoring device was affixed which produced a strip indicative of fetal stress.  It is further alleged that at the time the … Continued

$3 Million Medical Negligence Lead to Massive and Irreversible Brain Injury On August 20, the Plaintiff, a 21-year-old female, presented to the Defendant Hospital’s outpatient labor center at 27 weeks gestation.  After various tests and studies were completed, the Plaintiff was diagnosed with pre‑eclampsia.  The Defendants appropriately treated the Plaintiff for her pre-eclampsia, and stabilized … Continued

$1.5 Million Brachial Plexus On March 23, the Plaintiff presented to a local hospital for childbirth. She was 39 weeks pregnant and was admitted at approximately 1:00 a.m. At that time, she was 4 centimeters dilated, 100% effaced, and the fetus in utero was at -1 station. By 5:00 a.m., the Plaintiff was 9 centimeters dilated, … Continued

$1.5 Million Labor and Delivery Negligence The Plaintiff came under the care of the Defendant health care providers because she was pregnant.  It is alleged that the pregnancy proceeded uneventfully until she began to gain a significant amount of weight and had fundal heights which were completely out of proportion with the progress of the … Continued