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July 30, 2009

Chicago Birth Injury Settlement for 11 Million Dollars

A Chicago family received an $11 million dollar settlement yesterday for their daughter’s birth injury. The child had suffered a traumatic birth injury during a C-section and while her mother’s uterine ruptured. The child now suffers from cerebral palsy and cannot speak, walk or even eat. The birth injury took place at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. To read the entire article click here on “Chicago Birth Injury Settlement for 11 Million Dollars”

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Posted In: Illinois Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

July 27, 2009

Informed Consent for Birth Injuries Takes a Small Step Forward

After a 13 million dollar verdict in favor of a mother who was not informed that a cesarean section was an option, the court decided that informed consent needs to involved information about all options. The mother’s son suffered a birth injury because of the lack of consent. The traumatic birth injury the child suffered from was cerebral palsy. This is a huge step for patients informed consent. To read the entire article click here “Informed Consent for Birth Injuries Takes a Small Step Forward”

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Posted In: Birth Injury Prevention, Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

July 21, 2009

Birth Injury Case Settled

Jacksonville Naval Hospital reached a $500,000 settlement yesterday with a family whose son died after a birth injury. Kendra Alcorn gave birth to twins in 2005; the first birth went well, but the second baby suffered from lack of oxygen. Lack of oxygen is a serious birth injury and it caused the child to go blind and have cerebral palsy. The child has since passed away from the birth injury. To read the entire article click here on “Birth Injury Case Settled”

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Posted In: Lack of Oxygen to Fetus, Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

July 7, 2009

Record Settlement in Birth Injury Case

In December of 2000, a woman’s uterus burst during labor caused a birth injury. The mother’s body no longer could provide oxygen for the child, who went 18-20 minutes without oxygen. The birth injury caused permanent brain damage. There was a $31 million dollar verdict for the birth injury when the case was brought to court, the most in Ohio history, but they have settled out of court for what is believed to be less money. For more information on “Record Settlement in Birth Injury Case” click here.

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Posted In: Lack of Oxygen to Fetus, Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

July 1, 2009

Birth Injuries from Medical Malpractice

Birth injuries have become so common that about 10 out of every 1000 births have some injury. Common birth injuries include bruising, head swelling, facial paralysis, brachial palsy fractured bones and brain injuries. Most of these birth injuries are caused by medical malpractice and negligence. Birth injuries may not be apparent immediately after birth. To read more click here “birth injury”

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