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Army Hospital Medical Malpractice Claim Ends In $9M Settlement

March 6, 2016

It has been reported that Tripler Army Medical Center has agreed to pay $9 million to settle a medical malpractice birth injury case that alleged that the medical negligence of a doctor-in-training at the army hospital caused a newborn to suffer catastrophic neurological injuries that occurred dur[...]

Connecticut OB Settles Fetal Death Case

January 12, 2016

On December 31, 2015, a Connecticut OB settled a medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit filed against her, shortly before the fetal death trial was scheduled to begin before a jury. The plaintiffs (husband and wife) had sued the defendant OB for the wrongful death of their 22-week-old fetus (the[...]

Missouri Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Birth Injury Due To OB Negligence

January 10, 2016

On December 3, 2015, a Missouri couple filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in federal court, alleging that two OBs responsible to provide appropriate and timely medical care during the birth of their son committed medical malpractice leading to their son suffering a severe and permanent brain injury[...]

Maryland Birth Injury Fund Proposal Resurrected

December 6, 2015

Proponents of a birth injury fund in Maryland are pressing ahead with their efforts to have Maryland join other states, such as Florida and Virginia, that have funds that are designed to pay for the medical and other expenses of seriously injured babies who were injured during birth. This is the se[...]

Connecticut Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Of Baby Due To Negligent IUD Removal

November 25, 2015

A Connecticut medical malpractice lawsuit filed against a Connecticut doctor was recently settled for an undisclosed sum just before the Connecticut medical malpractice trial was scheduled to commence. At issue was whether the doctor could be held responsible for the death of a 22-week-old fetus wh[...]

Federal Judge Awards $9.8M For Birth Injury

November 10, 2015

After an eight-day medical malpractice trial before a U.S. District Court judge in Sacramento, California, the judge ruled on October 28, 2015 that an obstetrician who worked at a federally-funded health care facility was medically negligent when he waited too long before delivering the plaintiff&[...]

$2M California Medical Malpractice Verdict For Woman From China Who Died After Giving Birth

November 8, 2015

On November 2, 2015, after a seven-week California medical malpractice trial involving the death of a 26-year-old Chinese woman who came to the United States to give birth to her second child, the medical malpractice jury found in favor of the woman’s family and awarded approximately $2 mill[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Birth-Related Injuries Leading To Death

August 3, 2015

On July 27, 2015, a Maryland medical malpractice lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against a Baltimore hospital, alleging that the medical negligence of the hospital’s emergency room staff led to the premature birth of a baby who needed extensive care in a neonatal i[...]

Georgia Supreme Court Discusses Ex Parte Communication With The Jury And Spoliation In Medical Malpractice Cases

July 11, 2015

In its June 29, 2015 decision, the Supreme Court of Georgia discussed the effect of a judge’s communication with a medical malpractice jury without the parties or their attorneys being present, and whether a spoliation instruction was appropriate where the defendant hospital had destroyed pote[...]

$23M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury

May 20, 2015

On April 24, 2015, after a three-week trial, a Florida medical malpractice jury in Charlotte County awarded the plaintiff $23 million for the severe and permanent brain injury suffered by her newborn baby girl, who was born extremely premature. The child suffered cerebral palsy as a result of her b[...]

$2M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury

May 11, 2015

On May 4, 2015, a Baltimore medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $2 million, which included $350,000 in noneconomic damages, $1.5 million for future medical expenses, and $150,000 for past medical expenses, for the birth injuries suffered by a ne[...]

Maryland Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case Filed In Federal Court

March 3, 2015

The mother and father of a newborn who was fatally injured due to alleged medical negligence during birth involving the negligent acts and omissions of a federally-supported health care clinic and a Public Health Service physician have filed a medical malpractice case in the U.S. District Court [...]

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