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When your family is facing a serious diagnosis, clear information matters. Browse our guides and articles to better understand medical malpractice, birth injuries, and the options available to you.

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Why Isn’t My Baby Meeting Developmental Milestones?

Every child grows at their own pace, but persistent delays can signal something more. Learn the milestones to watch, the warning signs worth acting on, and when a delay may point to a preventable birth injury.

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New Study Links Infection During Labor to Higher HIE Risk

A major new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology suggests that infection and inflammation during labor can make a baby’s brain more vulnerable to injury, while at the same time muting the very warning signs doctors rely on to detect a baby in distress. For families affected…

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$15 Million Verdict for Tulsa Family After Missed ER Diagnosis

A Tulsa County jury has returned a $15 million verdict for the family of a young child who suffered permanent brain damage and lifelong disabilities after a bacterial infection was misdiagnosed and left untreated by an emergency department physician. The verdict was secured by Wais Vogelstein Forman…

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$600,000 Settlement Accepted After Illinois Podiatrist Performed Unnecessary Surgeries

The negligent performing of these surgeries led to further injury, including complex regional pain syndrome. WVFK&N is proud to share that we have successfully secured a $600,000 settlement for an Illinois plaintiff, after a podiatrist negligently performed various unnecessary surgeries. The surgeries…

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Cheryl Solomine Recognized as a Top 100 Lawyer

WVFK&N is proud to announce that The National Trial Lawyers have recognized Cheryl Solomine as a Top 100 Lawyer. The Top 100 distinction is bestowed upon a select group of attorneys who exhibit superior qualifications, exemplary trial results, and exceptional leadership in the realms of criminal defense…

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Advocate Trinity Hospital Ordered to Pay $23 Million Dollars After Failure to Timely Deliver Leads to Brain Injury and Cerebral Palsy

On May 1, 2024, a jury in Cook County, Illinois, awarded $23,070,000 to Na’ Jai Johnson, a seven-year-old girl who suffers from brain damage and cerebral palsy. A jury of 12 unanimously found that a nurse and two obstetricians at Advocate Trinity Hospital in Chicago were negligent by failing to deliver…

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WVFKN Lawyer Secures $2.75 Million for a Client Through a Settlement in Chicago

WVFK&N partner Chris Norman recently settled a case in mediation, with the plaintiff receiving $2.75 million for damages following the death of a newborn child following a failure to deliver timely. Even though fetal monitoring showed the child was clearly in distress, delivery of the baby was delayed…

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WVFKN Secures $1.7 Million Dollar Settlement for Client in Chicago

A filed claim on behalf of a family and the questions surrounding the care their premature twins recieved in the neonatal intensive care unit.

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Record $229M Jury Award for Birth Injury Client

Attorneys Keith Forman, and Mary Koch, of Wais, Vogelstein, Forman, Koch & Norman, LLC recently made history with a record-setting jury award for their birth injury client. A Baltimore jury awarded our client $229.6 million for the harm caused by a permanent brain injury suffered by her infant daughter…

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