The plaintiffs’ Connecticut medical malpractice claim alleged that their second child was born with cystic fibrosis because the wife’s OB failed to provide genetic testing during their first pregnancy despite their request for testing. Their claim was recently settled for… Read More
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$2.6M Mississippi Fetal Medical Malpractice Verdict Against OBGYN
On November 20, 2020, after a one-week trial, a Mississippi medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of a woman who gave birth by emergency Cesarean section delivery at 32 weeks gestation on January 30, 2012 to a baby… Read More
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New York Appellate Court Affirms $46M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict
The New York Appellate Division, Second Department (“New York Appellate Court”), in its opinion dated November 4, 2020, affirmed a New York birth injury medical malpractice verdict in the amount of $46 million, finding that the jury’s verdict was supported… Read More
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Georgia Appellate Court Holds Gross Negligence Standard Applies To Shoulder Dystocia Injury During Delivery
The Court of Appeals of Georgia (“Georgia Appellate Court”) held in its opinion dated October 23, 2020 in a Georgia medical malpractice birth injury case where the baby suffered injuries due to shoulder dystocia that occurred during labor and delivery:… Read More
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New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms $20M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict Where Defense Attorney Suffered A Stroke During Trial
The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (“New Jersey Appellate Court”), in its opinion dated September 28, 2020, affirmed a New Jersey medical malpractice birth injury verdict in the amount of $20 million, despite the defense attorney having suffered… Read More
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Georgia Supreme Court Affirms $46M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Mother’s Catastrophic Brain Injury Suffered Within Days After Giving Birth
The Supreme Court of Georgia (“Georgia Supreme Court”), in its decision filed on September 28, 2020, upheld an almost $46 million Georgia medical malpractice verdict rendered after a two-week trial in 2017 involving the August 2009 birth of the plaintiffs’… Read More
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Illinois Appellate Court Overturns $50.3M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict
In its opinion filed on August 21, 2020, an Illinois Appellate Court overturned a $50.3 million birth injury medical malpractice verdict, stating: “The jury heard extensive expert testimony on both sides that led to conflicting opinions as to the cause… Read More
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George Washington Hospital Sued For Medical Malpractice Resulting In Birth Injury
The George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. has been sued for medical malpractice that allegedly resulted in severe and permanent birth injuries, including brain damage. The D.C. medical malpractice lawsuit filed in late July 2020 alleges that GW Hospital… Read More
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Pennsylvania’s Geisinger Medical Center Acknowledges Fault When Settling Infection Death Claims Involving Three Preemies
Geisinger Medical Center (“Geisinger”) in Dansville, Pennsylvania reportedly settled in mid-July 2020 the wrongful death claims involving three premature babies, for undisclosed sums. As required by the settlement, Geisinger accepted full responsibility for the deaths and agreed to acknowledged that… Read More
