Birth injuries are among the most common types of medical malpractice, affecting thousands of newborns and families throughout the country each year. Emotionally traumatic experiences, birth injuries often have a long-term impact on children and their loved ones. At The...
In a recent medical malpractice case, the Washington D.C. Court of Appeals – D.C.’s highest court – upheld a $6.5 million dollar verdict. The $6.5 million dollar judgment was originally awarded to a victim who had sued a physician for...
A jury in Philadelphia decided that Pottstown Memorial medical Center was completely responsible for a serious birth injury. According to the jury, a child developed quadriplegic cerebral palsy after she failed to receive enough oxygen because doctors delayed her delivery....
There are hundreds of thousands of individuals, adults and children, living with cerebral palsy in the U.S. This condition often results from a lack of oxygen during birth or in the womb, but can also result from shaken baby syndrome,...
A jury in Baltimore awarded the family of Jaylan Norfleet $21 million after a trial alleging that the child’s severe cerebral palsy resulted from the failure of doctors at Harbor Hospital to perform an emergency Caesarean section in 2002. The...
On the morning of May 18, a jury in the Roanoke, Virginia Circuit Court returned a verdict of $9 million in favor of a mother and her 10-year-old daughter in a birth injury case. This verdict was 10 years in...
Every pregnancy is different and carries its own risks. If an obstetrician fails to identify a pregnancy on the high end of the risk spectrum, and birth injuries result that could have been prevented by the treatments normally applicable to...
A birth injury lawsuit resulted in a $78.5 million dollar verdict in a case of a three-year-old who suffered brain damage at birth. The case was brought by the parents on behalf of their child, Parrys Nicholson-Upsey. The case was...
A number of factors can contribute to a difficult birth or injury to the baby during the delivery process. For example, the position or size of a baby can cause a difficult birth or injury and result in a number...
During birth, injuries can occur to a newborn. Not all injuries sustained during or after the birthing process are serious and not all merit becoming a court case. However, serious injuries to an infant should raise a red flag in...
