Recent Posts in June, 2015

• Mother Sues Doctor and Hospital for Birth Injury, Accepts Settlement Offer

  Jun 25, 2015
  Earlier this month in the United Kingdom, a family accepted a settlement offer in a case that alleged professional negligence on the part of the ...
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• West Virginia Supreme Court Upholds $860,000 Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case

  Jun 25, 2015
  The West Virginia Supreme Court recently released a decision in the case of Stephens v. Rakes , choosing to deny a medical malpractice defendant’s ...
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• More Studies Endorse Vaginal Births After Cesarean (VBACs)

  Jun 18, 2015
  The old wisdom was that it was dangerous for a woman who had delivered a baby through a C-section to delivery any future babies vaginally. This has ...
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• Appellate Court Ruling Clarifies the "Foreign Object" Exception and Reverses Lower Courts' Rulings

  Jun 18, 2015
  Earlier this month, the New York Court of Appeals, which is the highest appellate court in its jurisdiction, decided the case of Walton v. Strong ...
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• 29-Year-Old Born with Cerebral Palsy Recovers in U.K. Birth Injury Lawsuit

  Jun 10, 2015
  Earlier this month, a 29-year-old woman born with cerebral palsy was awarded 2.1 million pounds after convincing the court that her condition was the ...
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• USC Medical Center Settles Two Malpractice Lawsuits Within Two Months for a Total of $7 Million

  Jun 10, 2015
  For the second time in two months, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a seven-figure award to settle a malpractice lawsuit. The ...
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• State Supreme Court Ruling Grants New Trial in Medical Malpractice Case Based on Lack of Informed Consent

  Jun 4, 2015
  The Supreme Court of Tennessee recently released an opinion in the case of White v. Beeks , reversing a verdict that had relieved a doctor accused of ...
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• Appellate Court Dismissed Soldier's Birth Injury Suit against the Federal Government

  Jun 2, 2015
  Earlier last month, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals decided a case that may have implications for birth injury cases that involve soldiers or that ...
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