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Earlier this month, a mother testified in front of a court, explaining the turn of events that ultimately led to her son being born with what she claims was a preventable case of cerebral palsy. According to one local news source, the woman gave birth to her third child–the subject of the current dispute–on… Read More »
Woman Receives Over $14 Million in Surgical Medical Malpractice Case
Earlier this year in Chicago, Illinois, a woman was awarded $9.4 million by a federal jury for injuries she sustained while undergoing bariatric surgery. According to one local news source, after the botched surgery the woman can no longer walk on her own and suffers from severe brain damage. Evidently, the woman went to… Read More »
UK Boy Awarded 1.4 Million Pounds to Cover a Lifetime of Care
Earlier this year, a boy from the United Kingdom was successful in a birth injury suit against the hospital system where he was born and suffered from what the boy’s attorney claimed was a preventable injury. According to one local news report, the boy’s family claimed that the hospital charged with delivering the boy… Read More »
Can Inducing Labor Help Prevent Birth Injuries?
The merits of an induced birth garner some controversy among medical professionals, and the issue may be getting more complex. While it is well known that an induced birth too early in the development of the child may result in negative consequences, a late-term induced birth may not give rise to the same level… Read More »
California Appeals Court Affirms Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case
In a recent case, a California Appeals Court recently affirmed a jury verdict that awarded damages to several family members of a woman who died from complications of thyroid surgery. In 2008, the woman underwent thyroid surgery at the defendant’s medical center. She was accompanied to the surgery by her daughter and sister. While… Read More »
Stroke Victim Awarded Over $7 Million in Medical Malpractice Case
Earlier this year, a Delaware man was awarded roughly $7.4 million after receiving a favorable jury verdict in his medical malpractice case against his physician, According to one local news report, the man suffered a massive ischemic stroke less than two days after he was seen at his physician’s office. Evidently, the man had… Read More »
Hospital Sued for Nearly $25 Million in Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury Case
Earlier this month in Oregon, a family filed suit against the medical center, hospital group, and doctor who assisted in their daughter’s birth after their daughter was born with severe cerebral palsy. According to a report by one local news source, the family is seeking roughly $13 million in non-economic damages and another $12… Read More »
Update on Birth Injury Suit against Hospital by Family of Boy Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy
Earlier in March, we discussed a lawsuit by the family of a 16-year-old boy who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was born. The family alleged that that the doctor was preoccupied during the birth and his judgment was compromised, which led to the injuries the boy suffered. The 16-year-old boy has the… Read More »
Law Firm Faulted for Dismissed Medical Malpractice Claim
A woman has begun legal proceedings against a law firm she hired to handle her medical malpractice claim. According to a news report the woman has filed a suit against the law firm and is seeking over $50,000 worth of damages. The woman first developed a relationship with the law firm when she was… Read More »
Kaiser Permanente Gets Hit with $28 Million Verdict in Recent Medical Malpractice Case
Earlier this year, the major medical group Kaiser Permanente was found liable in a medical malpractice action and was ordered to pay the victim of the medical negligence over $28 million. According to a report by a CBS affiliate based out of Los Angeles, the medical group was found to have been negligent in… Read More »
