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Hospital Admits Fault in Birth Injury Case Resulting in 2.8 Million Euro Settlement
Earlier this week, a hospital in Ireland admitted fault in a lawsuit that stemmed from a child’s diagnosis of cerebral palsy at his birth. According to a report by a local news source, the boy was born back in 2006 with severe cerebral palsy. Since then, he has never gained the use of his… Read More »
New Trial Granted to Medical-Malpractice Plaintiff After Several Trial Errors Discovered
Earlier this month, the Rhode Island Supreme Court released an opinion granting a medical-malpractice plaintiff a new trial after the Court agreed with the plaintiff that there were several errors at trial that rendered the proceeding unfair. Back in June of 2006, the plaintiff was admitted to the hospital with complaints of back pain…. Read More »
Glen Burnie Birth Injury Victim Receives $20.6 Million Verdict, Defendant’s Appeal Rejected
Back in 2012, the family of a young boy born with severe disabilities stemming from the negligence of hospital doctors received a verdict of $20.6 million. After the trial, the defendants appealed the verdict to an appellate court. Just this month the family of the boy got word that the defendants’ appeal was denied… Read More »
Family of Teen Girl Declared
A claim has been filed by the family of Jahi McMath, a now 13-year-old girl who has been on a ventilator and feeding tube for over a year since being declared brain dead in December 2013 after complications for a tonsil-removal surgery at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, CA. According to a… Read More »
Family of 16-Year-Old Boy Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy Files Suit Against Hospital
Recently, the family of a 16-year-old boy who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth has filed a lawsuit against the medical professionals who assisted in his birth. According to a recent article, the boy’s family is claiming that the delivering doctor was more concerned with the status of his BMW at the service… Read More »
$17.5 Million Verdict Reached in Recent Birth Injury Case
Earlier last month, a hospital was found liable for a birth injury and ordered to pay the family of the injured child $18.27 million in compensation for his injuries. According to one local news source, the original verdict was reduced after the plaintiff accepted a slightly reduced amount in exchange for the defendant hospital… Read More »
Hospital Admits Error and Apologizes to Family in Birth Injury Case
Earlier this year, a hospital that was being sued by the family of a three-year-old girl who was born with cerebral palsy admitted liability and apologized to the girl as well as her parents. According to one local news source, the error came in the form of the administration of Syntocinon, a pharmaceutical used… Read More »
Failure to Diagnose Case Results in $1 Million Jury Verdict
In a case decided earlier this year, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of a lower court involving a serious failure-to-diagnose error on the part of the defendant doctor. According to court documents, the plaintiff was admitted to the hospital with neck pain. While at the hospital, he underwent several tests… Read More »
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 »
