Shoulder Dystocia and Medical Negligence
Shoulder dystocia is a birth injury that is relatively common–it occurs in about 30,000 deliveries in the United States every year. It is a condition that occurs during childbirth in the event the baby’s shoulders become trapped behind the mother’s pelvis or pubic bone. This requires prompt medical maneuvers in order to fix the problem and safely deliver the baby…. Read more »
Florida Parents File $80 Million Birth Injury Lawsuit For Son’s Brain Damage
Florida parents Andrea and William Dorsheimer have filed a lawsuit alleging a birth injury caused by medical negligence that resulted in their son suffering brain damage and other disabilities. Their complaint was filed on August 27, 2012 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Since the boy was born at a U.S. Naval Hospital, the lawsuit… Read more »
Erb’s Palsy Resulting from Birth Injury
A difficult delivery might lead to a birth injury that can cause Erb’s Palsy. This can happen when the baby’s head, neck, or shoulders are pulled or stretched to an excessive degree by the medical staff. Such actions can cause damage to the brachial plexus nerves in the child. If a baby is bigger than normal or is born feet… Read more »
Newborn Sustained Injury Due to Negligence, Lawsuit Claims
Minor plaintiff Diamond Bell and her mother Shahara Christian filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, on April 20, 2012. Their hypoxia lawsuit names The University of Chicago Medical Center and the University of Chicago Hospitals as defendants, and claim that through the hospitals’ negligence and carelessness, plaintiff Bell was born with a serious birth injury… Read more »
Birth Injury Suit Leads to $4 Million Settlement
A family has settled a lawsuit they filed after their child was born with a birth injury for a reported $4,000,000. The lawsuit claimed negligence of a hospital which, they allege, did not provide an adequate standard of care for a healthy newborn. The lawsuit noted that the infant had exhibited risk factors for hypoglycemia, but hospital staff failed to… Read more »
