A stillborn baby, born at home, was the reason for a mother to file a medical malpractice lawsuit, commented the doctor. The mother has gone to hospital in April with a headache, lower abdominal pain and a fever. She remained in care for six days. In June she went back…
When this medical malpractice case first went to trial, the doctor was found negligence and the jury awarded $1,500,000, a low amount considering the nature of the birth injuries and the fact the child could never be left alone for the rest of its life. The damage award was based…
This lawsuit was brought by a couple whose baby had been born with spina bidifa. There suit alleged that the doctors involved the pre-natal care did not tell the mother what the reason was for a blood test offered to her during her pregnancy. She had no idea the test…
When their baby was born with spina bifida, aka a congenital neural tube defect, the parents filed a medical malpractice and wrongful birth lawsuit stating that they had not been told about the purpose of a blood test, referred to as the Triple Marker Test or Alphafetoprotein test, offered to…
When it’s time to give birth, the parents are excited and anxious for everything to go well. When they don’t and their child suffers permanent disabilities because of a hypoxic brain injury, a lawsuit usually follows. In this case, the parents filed a med mal lawsuit against the hospital and…
Birth injuries may happen either before, during or just after birth and typically tend to involve oxygen deprivation to the child’s brain. These kinds of birth injuries are usually referred to as hypoxic brain injuries and in most cases, the child’s life will never be normal. Depending on how severe…
This medical malpractice lawsuit was filed on behalf of a woman whose delivery was botched so badly that she delivered a stillborn child. The facts of this case are really heart wrenching. Jane Doe was pregnant in 2009 and a patient at a local women’s clinic. Doe was diagnosed with…
Legal payments may be blocked in one state’s birth-injury program; a saving for the state, but potential anguish for the parents who will be unable to sue for med mal, said a New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer. In a case that made headlines, a state commission reversed an earlier decision…
A mother is hoping that stem cell research could provide the secrets which can be used to cure her daughters Cerebral Palsy. The 9 year old girl suffers from epilepsy, asthma and cerebral palsy. It is alleged that the young girl suffers from cerebral palsy because of mistakes which were…
A New York Medical Malpractice Attorney explains that a doctor from Ohio was found to be responsible for medical negligence concerned with the birth of a baby girl. The trial took a day and a half and various expert witnesses were called to the stand. It was decided that the…