Category Archives: Birth Injury
Are Doctors Relying on C-Sections Too Often?
By most professional accounts, we live in a “cesarean culture,” meaning that it is becoming the norm for doctors to advise against a traditional birth in favor of a c-section. This, however, was not always the case. Twenty years back or so, c-sections were the exception to the general rule and were generally reserved… Read More »
Medical Malpractice Damages Cap Unfair to Many Birth Injury Victims Outside Maryland
When the medical negligence of a doctor, nurse, or hospital causes serious injury to a patient, that patient is entitled to bring a medical malpractice lawsuit against the alleged offender. However, in South Carolina it isn’t that easy, due to a cap on the non-economic damages in all medical malpractice suits. A recent article… Read More »
British Birth Injury Case Illustrates Types of Damages That Maryland Plaintiffs Can Seek
Earlier this year in England, a young girl and her family recovered a large verdict after a contested trial stemming from the girl’s severe case of cerebral palsy, which was allegedly caused due to the negligence of the hospital where she was born. According to one local English news source, the family’s fight for… Read More »
Baby Severely Injured in Botched Water Birth; Parents File Lawsuit Seeking $35 Million
Earlier this year, the parents of a baby boy severely injured during a water birth filed a lawsuit against the hospital system where the baby was born. According to one local news report, the child was born with permanent hearing damage, cerebral palsy, and other serious health issues. The lawsuit alleges that the health… Read More »
What Is Cerebral Palsy and How is it Caused?
Cerebral palsy is a medical term used to describe a broad group of disorders that limit the movement in certain parts of the body due to problems with the development of the brain, either in the womb or during the birthing process. Each year, up to 100,000 newborn babies are born with cerebral palsy… Read More »
Settlement Reached in Fatal Michigan Birth Injury Case
Earlier this month in a Michigan court, a judge approved a settlement between several medical professionals and a woman who lost her child at birth. According to a brief article by a local news source, the woman blamed the Emma L. Bixby Medical Center and ProMedica Health System for the death of her infant… Read More »
Child Permanently Injured in
Earlier this month in Ireland, a 14-year-old girl, through her parents, recovered over five million Euros after suing the hospital and doctor that delivered her. According to one news account of the case, the settlement was approved by the nation’s high court and did not require the hospital or the doctor to admit any… Read More »
Boy Born with Brain Damage Recovers 2.75 Million Euros in Birth Injury Suit
Twelve-year-old James McCarthy is not able to walk, talk, or sit up on his own due to his condition. Young James suffers from cerebral palsy as a result of a physician’s negligence at his birth. Sadly, the boy’s would-be twin brother died in the womb before birth. This prompted physicians to perform a C-section… Read More »
European Girl Settles Case with Hospital for 198K Euro for Delivery Error
Earlier last month in Ireland, a young girl and her family settled a malpractice suit with the hospital that delivered the girl. According to a report by one local news source, the girl suffered cuts to her face and eye as a result of improper and incompetent use of surgical forceps during the birthing… Read More »
Florida Jury Awards Boy $8.4 Million in Birth Injury Suit
The parents of a five-year-old boy who was born with cerebral palsy recently filed a lawsuit against a hospital and a clinic that assisted in delivering the boy back in 2008. According to one news report, the boy allegedly suffered from a delayed delivery that required immediate resuscitation. It took hospital personnel eight minutes… Read More »
