Birth Injury Alleged in Lawsuit
Plaintiffs Pamela Armstead and her minor daughter have filed a lawsuit due to a birth injury against St. James Hospital and Women First Obstetrics and Gynecology, claiming that physicians did not perform a Caesarian section when plaintiff Armstead was giving birth to her daughter and this decision was made negligently. The child in the case was delivered vaginally and subsequently… Read more »
Cerebral Palsy Lawsuit Moves to Pretrial Discovery
Olga Povoroznyuk hired birth injury attorneys to file a lawsuit in the Circuit County Court of Cook County, Illinois on September 30, 2011. The plaintiff’s complaint alleges that her son’s condition – cerebral palsy as a result of birth injury – was occasioned by medical malpractice. As of May 2012, Plaintiff Povoroznyuk’s case is moving forward and is currently undergoing… Read more »
Lawsuit Claims Doctor’s Negligence Caused Disability
A plaintiff recently filed a lawsuit after the child suffered a birth injury, claiming that an obstetrician’s attempt to deliver a baby damaged the infant’s nerves and left the child disabled. Daniela Griffin and Christopher S. Griffin Sr. seek damages for their child’s Erbs palsy, claiming medical malpractice resulting in brain damage. The suit was filed by a birth injury… Read more »
Fetal Distress Claimed in Birth Injury Lawsuit
An Illinois woman, represented by birth injury lawyers, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of herself and her three year old son. She claims that her son suffered fetal distress resulting in a birth injury. The plaintiff, Denise Leonard, filed her complaint on the 28th of March 2012 after her son Marques Watson, Jr. was born with permanent injuries after… Read more »
Wisconsin Family Awarded $11.4 Million Verdict in Birth Injury Lawsuit
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 »
