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$7.8M California Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Settlement

October 5, 2026

A California birth injury medical malpractice claim against a hospital and a delivering physician for the permanent neurological injuries suffered by a now 4-year-old due to the alleged negligent failure to monitor and manage the labor and delivery when faced with prolonged fetal distress was recent[...]

$3.25M Massachusetts Birth Injury Wrongful Death Settlement

April 6, 2026

In July 2025, a Massachusetts medical malpractice birth injury wrongful death case was settled for $3.25 million in which the plaintiff alleged the wrongful death of her baby, who was born lifeless with Apgar scores of 0/0/0, due to the OB’s alleged negligence in failing to deliver her baby ea[...]

Federal Court Orders Unsuccessful Plaintiffs In FTCA Birth Injury Case To Pay $44,000 To U.S. For Defense Costs

March 31, 2026

The United States Attorney’s Office District of Alaska announced on February 11, 2026 a complete defensive verdict in a medical malpractice claim brought against the U.S. under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). On November 6, 2025, a judgment was entered in favor of the U.S. following a thre[...]

New York Appellate Court Affirms Doctor Not Entitled To Summary Judgment In HIE Malpractice Case

November 30, 2025

In its July 25, 2025 Memorandum and Opinion, the Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Circuit, affirmed the trial court’s denial of the medical malpractice defendant’s motion for summary judgment, stating: Plaintiff commenced this medical malpractice act[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms $207M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Pennsylvania Hospital

August 31, 2025

During the early morning hours of February 22, 2018, then nineteen years old D.H. was pregnant with her first baby, J.H. when her water broke. Around 11:30 a.m. D.H. was transported by ambulance to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (“HUP”). Within three hours of arrival, the baby wa[...]

$40M New Mexico Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Injured Infant Due To Neonatal Hypoglycemia

June 21, 2025

On June 2, 2025, a New Mexico medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in excess of $40 million for a brain injured infant. The New Mexico medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that medical staff at Presbyterian Healthcare Services (Presbyterian Hospital) failed to timely diagnose and treat the [...]

Florida Appellate Court Addresses Birth Injury Malpractice Claim Under Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan

February 15, 2025

G.C. was born at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, Inc. G.C. suffered a brain injury due to oxygen deprivation around the time of her birth, and she later was diagnosed with severe cerebral palsy. The parents, on their own and on behalf of G.C., originally petitioned for compensation under the Flo[...]

Infant Mortality Increased In The United States In 2022

September 27, 2024

A National Vital Statistics Report entitled “Infant Mortality in the United States, 2022: Data From the Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File” dated July 25, 2024 stated: A total of 20,577 infant deaths were reported in the United States in 2022, up 3% from 2021. The U.S. infant mortalit[...]

$120M Michigan Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict For Delayed C-Section Resulting In Severe Brain Damage

April 6, 2024

A Michigan birth injury medical malpractice jury returned its verdict on March 28, 2024 after a month-long trial in the amount of $120 million for a now 13-year-old who suffered catastrophic injuries as a result of the delay in performing a Cesarean section delivery that the plaintiff argued would h[...]

Connecticut Supreme Court Discusses State Immunity From Medical Malpractice Claims

October 25, 2023

The Alleged Facts Connecticut operates the University of Connecticut Health Center/John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, which provides prenatal care and labor and delivery services through the UConn Health Women’s Center (UConn). BetweenSeptember 1, 2019, and March 25, 2020, UConn undertook the ca[...]

Ohio Appellate Court Affirms Hospital Not Entitled To Protective Order For Its Policies And Procedures In Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case

September 24, 2023

In an Ohio birth injury medical malpractice case where the parents sued the hospital where their child suffered serious brain damage allegedly as a result of negligent care and treatment during the mother’s labor and delivery, the plaintiffs sought to obtain in discovery the defendant hospital[...]

District Of Columbia Court Of Appeals Affirms $6.5 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict

August 1, 2013

On July 25, 2013, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld a $6.5 million verdict for inadequate prenatal care that led to the premature birth and severe and permanent injuries suffered by a newborn. The Washington, D.C. medical malpractice claim alleged that on March 5, 1987, the woman w[...]

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