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Georgia Supreme Court Affirms $46M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Mother’s Catastrophic Brain Injury Suffered Within Days After Giving Birth

October 29, 2020

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’ daughter, after which the[...]

Illinois Appellate Court Overturns $50.3M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict

September 29, 2020

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 of Julien’s brain injury. Defendants’[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Overturns $40M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict

August 22, 2020

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania Appellate Court”), in its opinion filed on July 16, 2020, overturned a Pennsylvania birth injury medical malpractice verdict in the amount of $40,258,000 because the trial court erroneously permitted the Plaintiffs’ lawyer to cross-[...]

Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Defense Appeal Of Medical Malpractice Verdict Filed Too Late

August 17, 2020

In its opinion filed on June 4, 2020, the Connecticut Supreme Court held: “a determination of the amount of offer of compromise interest to be awarded is not an essential prerequisite to an appealable final judgment on the merits … the plaintiffs’ motion for offer of compromise and pos[...]

$229,640,000 Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Labor And Delivery Birth Injury

July 5, 2019

On July 1, 2019, after two-and-a-half hours of jury deliberations, a Baltimore medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $229,640,000 in favor of the plaintiff against a Johns Hopkins hospital for the catastrophic brain injury suffered by her premature baby born at the hospital [...]

$30.55M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict For Baby’s Severe Brain Injury During Childbirth

May 31, 2019

On May 15, 2019, a Massachusetts medical malpractice childbirth injury jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $30.55 million for the catastrophic brain damage suffered by their baby during childbirth in January 2013. The Massachusetts birth injury jury deliberated over[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Upholds $46M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Mother’s Catastrophic Brain Injury Four Days After Giving Birth

March 19, 2019

The Court of Appeals of Georgia, in its opinion filed on March 7, 2019, upheld a Georgia medical malpractice jury’s award in the amount of $46 million for the catastrophic brain injury suffered by a mother who had given birth four days earlier. The Georgia medical malpractice jury had awarded [...]

Delaware Supreme Court Affirms $3M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict

February 27, 2019

In its decision filed on February 4, 2019, the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (“Delaware Supreme Court”) affirmed a $3 million Delaware birth injury medical malpractce verdict involving a brachial plexus injury suffered by the baby during delivery. The Underlying Facts The plaint[...]

$8.9M Minnesota Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Midwife For Birth Injury

October 19, 2018

A Minnesota medical malpractice jury found in favor of the plaintiff on September 28, 2018 for the serious and permanent injuries suffered by her 10.5 pound baby as a result of the defendant midwife underestimating the size of the baby and allowing the mother to attempt a vaginal delivery. The nurse[...]

$32.5M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Judgment Upheld Where Physician Failed To Document Medical Condition

August 24, 2018

On July 31, 2018, a Massachusetts appellate court upheld a $32.5 million Massachusetts medical malpractice judgment against a physician who failed to document her patient’s incidental medical condition in her medical record. As a result of the negligent failure to document the condition in the[...]

$11.35M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury Brain Damage Claim

March 3, 2018

After a two-week trial and a day of jury deliberations, on February 15, 2018, an Ohio medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $11.35 million in favor a child who suffered brain damage due to alleged medical negligence during his delivery. The parents brought the Ohio birth inj[...]

West Virginia Federal Judge Finds Doctor Responsible For Newborn’s Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

February 5, 2018

The January 17, 2018 Order of a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia Martinsburg, which was issued following a bench trial regarding a medical malpractice claim arising out of the alleged negligent medical care of a newborn, stated that the new[...]

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