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$31.6 Million Michigan Medical Malpractice Birth Injury Verdict

May 30, 2023

$31.6 Million Birth Injury Verdict: On May 25, 2023, a Michigan medical malpractice birth injury jury returned its verdict in the amount of $31.6 million after a three-week trial and nine hours of jury deliberations. The now four-year-old child suffered hypoxia during labor that caused severe perman[...]

Texas Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Plaintiff’s Expert Reports Were Sufficient

March 8, 2021

In Texas, a party who brings a health care liability claim shall “not later than the 120th day after each defendant’s original answer is filed, serve on that party or the party’s attorney one or more expert reports . . . .” TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 74.351(a). The claimant must[...]

Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Claims Hospital Nurse High On Meth Caused Baby’s Brain Damage

March 19, 2018

The parents of a baby who suffered brain damage while in the hospital have filed a Florida medical malpractice lawsuit in which they allege that a hospital nurse was high on methamphetamine when he negligent dislodged the baby’s breathing tube while giving him a bath, which resulted in the bab[...]

$13.16M California Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Damage Suffered During Endoscopy

February 20, 2018

A California medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $13.16 million late last week in favor of a young woman who suffered a brain injury during an endoscopy procedure due to her blood pressure being dangerously low during the procedure. The $5 million that the California jury [...]

Tennessee Appellate Court Rules Mother’s Birth Injury Claim Untimely, But Child’s Birth Injury Claim Was Timely Filed

July 8, 2017

The Court of Appeals of Tennessee (“Tennessee Appellate Court”) ruled on May 26, 2017 that a mother’s medical malpractice claim for the injuries she sustained during the birth of her child was untimely filed, but overruled the trial court’s ruling that the child’s birth[...]

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[...]

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