Medical Negligence Can Lead to Cerebral Palsy in Newborns
Medical negligence, such as a doctor’s failure to react to fetal distress, can result in a child having a birth injury such as cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a lifelong medical condition that occurs in newborns when they fail to receive the proper amount of oxygen during delivery. Other forms of negligence occur if a doctor failed to perform a… Read more »
A Child’s Cerebral Palsy Case Is Settled Out Of Court For $13 Million
In confidential out-of-court negotiations, a Chicago family has been offered a global settlement with a present cash value of more than $13,000,000 for their child’s cerebral palsy. The cause of the birth injury was alleged to be medical negligence and they filed a birth injury lawsuit seeking compensation for their child. The settlement was reached on the eve of trial…. Read more »
Negligence Alleged In A Lawsuit After Baby Is Stillborn
The term fetal distress may encompass a variety of conditions. Some causes may include hypoxia or low oxygen resulting in brain damage, diabetes in the mother, shoulder dystocia, umbilical cord issues, and prolonged labor. When signs of fetal distress arise, health practitioners must take quick action to ensure the health of the child. If left untreated, the fetus is at… Read more »
Parents File Erb’s Palsy Suit
The parents of Christopher Griffin Jr. filed a lawsuit in the United States’ Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois on the 27th of February, 2012, after Christopher Jr. experienced birth injury during the delivery process. Daniele Griffin and Chrostopher S. Griffin, Sr. have named Edouard Coupet, M.D., who acted as the presiding doctor during the delivery of Christopher Jr., as… Read more »
Mistakes at Birth Alleged to Cause Injuries to a Newborn
A mother was scheduled for induced labor on December 23, 2007, at Magee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Induction of labor was required because the fetus was large for gestational age. Induction was started with the drug oxytocin (Pitocin) at 1AM. Rather than normal, the fetal heart rate was determined to be “indeterminate.” The standard of care… Read more »
