Wisconsin Family Awarded $11.4 Million Verdict in Birth Injury Lawsuit

Tracy Ray | April 20th, 2012

Wisconsin parents Chad and Amy Jelinek have been awarded $11.4 million by the jury in their lawsuit. Their baby son, Laine, was born with brain damage which resulted in cerebral palsy, caused by the negligence of the midwife (a registered nurse), who failed to deliver the baby in a timely manner, according to the lawsuit. Families can use lawsuit awards… Read more »

Chicago Birth Injury Lawsuit Settles for $7.5 Million

Emma Gonzalez | April 11th, 2012

Tom and Donna Tribble, the grandparents and legal guardians of nine-year-old Elliana, recently settled their lawsuit claiming cerebral palsy lawsuit for $7.5 million. Their lawsuit addressed their granddaughter’s cerebral palsy, a disorder associated with movement, muscle tone, and posture problems caused by birth injury malpractice or abnormal fetal brain development. Plaintiffs File Birth Injury Lawsuit The Tribble lawsuit, which took… Read more »