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$15.1M Federal Birth Injury Verdict For Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury

February 21, 2020

On January 28, 2020, a federal judge with the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee Nashville Division filed her Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law in a birth injury medical malpractice case filed against the United States, awarding the child $15,153,488 in compensa[...]

Cerebral Palsy Birth Injuries

December 10, 2015

According to the CDC, cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood, affecting from 1.5 to more than 4 per 1,000 live births or children of a defined age range: about 1 in 323 children has been identified with CP. A study in metropolitan Atlanta found that the prevalence of CP[...]

Oregon Medical Malpractice Trial Highlights Issues In Birth Injury Cerebral Palsy Cases

January 26, 2015

An Oregon medical malpractice case that began on January 21, 2015 and is expected to last two weeks highlights some of the issues and defenses raised in birth injury cases where it is alleged that a child suffered cerebral palsy as a result of medical negligence during labor and delivery. The sta[...]

New Jersey Court Approves $8M Medical Malpractice Settlement For Child’s Birth Injury

January 19, 2015

On January 8, 2015, a New Jersey state court approved a $8 million settlement for a minor child who suffered serious and permanent injuries during birth, allegedly due to medical negligence. The now 6-year-old child suffered cerebral palsy, mental retardation, disfigurement, and suffers from incon[...]

Ohio Judge Awards $28.7M In Medical Malpractice Birth Injury Case Involving Cerebral Palsy

January 14, 2015

On December 26, 2014, a judge in Ohio entered judgment in the amount of $28,745,991 in favor of the medical malpractice plaintiffs in a case in which it was alleged that the defendants’ medical negligence led to the plaintiffs’ child being born with cerebral palsy due to oxygen deprivat[...]

One Oregon Hospital Defending Against Three Birth Injury Malpractice Cases

April 17, 2014

An Oregon hospital is presently defending three birth injury medical malpractice cases that are seeking almost $100 million in damages for the cerebral palsy injuries that three babies allegedly suffered during delivery at the hospital during a two-year period. Each of the three birth injury malpr[...]

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