Texas Parents Allege Negligence Caused Child’s Brain Damage
In a lawsuit filed on December 27, 2012, a Texas family charges that their child suffered brain damage because of the negligence of the obstetrician and medical staff at Bayshore Medical Center, the hospital where the baby was delivered. Specifically, the plaintiffs allege that the obstetrician failed to note and report problems in the medical condition of mother and child,… Read more »
Family of Brain-Damaged Boy Reaches $5 Million Settlement in Birth Injury Case
A $5 million settlement was reached out of court in the case of a Massachusetts boy who was left severely disabled from brain damage as a result of birth injuries allegedly caused by medical malpractice on the part of the medical team that delivered him. The settlement was reached in 2008, when the child was 11 years old. The boy… Read more »
BIrth Injury Caused Death, Illinois Lawsuit Claims
A birth injury lawsuit filed in Illinois court by a plaintiff who claims her son died after becoming the victim of medical negligence is joining dozens of other lawsuits filed by parents of children who have suffered serious birth injuries. The plaintiff, who filed her lawsuit on November 6, 2012, is naming the medical center where the delivery took place… Read more »
Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis Sparks Illinois Lawsuit
Cerebral palsy is often the result of birth injuries and is a disorder that influences a person’s ability to coordinate body movements and development of motor skills. Cerebral palsy is caused by injuries that occur during early childhood or while the baby is still growing inside the mother’s womb. Such issues as bleeding in the brain, oxygen deprivation, or infections… Read more »
Hyperbilirubinemia Symptoms and Birth Injuries
Babies born with a condition known as hyperbilirubinemia show classic symptoms of jaundice, which is a yellowing of the skin. The baby may not respond normally to touch. Hyperbilirubinemia can result in seizures, kernicterus, cerebral palsy and/or hearing loss. Jaundice in infants happens in over 60% of newborns. Because of that, doctors might ignore the early warning signs of hyperbilirubinemia…. Read more »
