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Zofran Lawsuit Alleges Serious Birth Defects

November 12, 2015

On September 29, 2015, a federal lawsuit was filed in California by the parents of a child born with a serious heart defect that they contend was caused by the mother’s off-label use of Zofran that was prescribed by her doctor for nausea during her pregnancy. The defendant is GlaxoSmithKline [...]

Rhode Island Supreme Court Discusses Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations For Minors

June 2, 2015

In its decision filed on May 19, 2015, the Rhode Island Supreme Court had to decide issues involving the application of Rhode Island’s statute of limitations in medical malpractice cases to the respective claims of a minor child who was injured allegedly as a result of medical negligenc[...]

Alabama Federal Lawsuit Claims Zofran Caused Child’s Birth Defects

May 17, 2015

A defective drug lawsuit filed on April 1, 2015 in federal court in Alabama claims that a child’s multiple birth defects were caused by his mother’s use of Zofran during her pregnancy, which was prescribed by her doctor to treat her nausea during her pregnancy. Zofran, a prescriptio[...]

Florida Appellate Court Overturns $2.5M Wrongful Birth Verdict

January 10, 2014

On January 8, 2014, in a split decision, the District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida Fourth District overturned a $2.5 million verdict in a wrongful birth case. A wrongful birth claim is a medical malpractice claim in which the parents give birth to an impaired or deformed child and alle[...]

Washington State $50M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Baby Born With Genetic Defect

December 12, 2013

On December 10, 2013, a King County, Washington State medical malpractice jury awarded $50 million to the parents of a child who was born with a rare genetic defect resulting in the now five-and-a-half-year-old child having an IQ between 50 and 70. The child’s physical disabilities prevent[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Attorney Says Jurors Are Stupid

December 9, 2013

After a Maryland medical malpractice jury found his physician-client to have been negligent and that the physician’s negligence caused a newborn to suffer a severe and permanent brain injury for which the jury returned a multi-million dollar verdict, the defendant physician’s attorney i[...]

Zoloft Birth Defect Lawsuits Continue To Be Filed In West Virginia

November 4, 2013

On October 28, 2013, six more lawsuits were filed in Wayne County, West Virginia against the manufacturer of Zoloft (Pfizer Inc.) alleging that the plaintiffs’ babies suffered birth defects as a result of their mothers’ use of Zoloft during their pregnancies. The plaintiffs allege tha[...]

FDA Shuts Down More Than 18,000 Illegal Internet Pharmacy Websites

December 30, 2012

Between September 25 and October 2, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), in cooperation and coordination with international law enforcement and regulatory agencies in 100 countries, shut down more than 18,000 illegal Internet pharmacy websites operated by more than 4,100[...]

Does Medical Malpractice Causing Oxygen Deprivation At Birth Lead To ADHD Later In Life?

December 25, 2012

A not-too-uncommon basis for medical malpractice claims involving devastating injuries suffered by newborns alleges that the medical providers involved in the labor and delivery failed to timely diagnose and respond to medical problems with the mother and/or the fetus during childbirth or failed[...]

3 Georgia Medical Malpractice Cases Against 1 Hospital For 3 Babies Who Died During 2 Month Period

December 10, 2012

Three medical malpractice wrongful death cases have been filed against one Georgia hospital for the deaths of three babies during a two-month period this past summer. The medical malpractice cases involve claims that physicians and other health care providers at South Fulton Medical Center fa[...]

Indiana Supreme Court Holds Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund Liable

November 20, 2012

In its decision rendered on October 31, 2012, the Indiana Supreme Court rejected the arguments of the Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund in defending against a petition to recover excess damages arising out of a medical malpractice action when the Fund attempted to challenge the existence or[...]

Missouri Medical Malpractice Claim For Baby Decapitated During Birth

November 13, 2012

A Missouri couple has filed a medical malpractice claim against an obstetrician, claiming that he pulled too hard on the baby’s head while the baby was stuck in the birth canal during birth, thereby decapitating the baby. Adding to the horror is the allegation in the medical malpractice compl[...]

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