| Childbirth Verdicts & Settlements |
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| Verdict & Settlement Disposition |
Description |
Case Name |
| $24,554,880 |
A mother whose child was diagnosed with cerebral palsy sued for medical malpractice, charging that her obstetrics nurse was not supervised by a physician.
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Tremain v. United States of America
S.D.Ill., No. 3:05-cv-00234-GPM-PMF (5/31/07) |
| $23,500,000 |
A couple alleged that, had a geneticist properly diagnosed their first son's disorder, they would have known that their then-unborn second son would also likely have it. |
Estrada v. University of South Florida Board of Trustees
Hillsborough Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 06-000625 (7/24/07) |
| $15,482,376 |
Parents sued a pediatrician who told them their child was in no immediate danger. The boy suffered severe jaundice and was at risk for a neurological disorder. |
Leung v. Nishibayashi
Los Angeles Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. BC343985 (7/2/07) |
| $10,000,000 |
A baby born to an 18-year-old drug-addicted mother was born lacking an anal opening. The child's grandmother alleged an improper and delayed diagnosis. |
Doe v. Unnamed Medical Center
Venue not stated, Calif., docket no. unavailable, (7/19/07) |
| $3,000,000 |
If a timely Caesarean section had been performed, parents argued, their boy would not have suffered the oxygen deprivation that caused cerebral palsy. |
Estate of Choi v. Markham
Bergen Co., N.J., Super. Ct., No. L507-05 (7/27/07) |
| $2,500,000 |
A 17-year-old mother argued that if ultrasound testing had been done weeks earlier than it was, her son's congenital birth defects would have been discovered. |
Dolan v. Community Medical Center
Ocean Co., N.J., Super. Ct., No. L-1908-03 (8/8/07) |
| $1,726,000 |
A speech therapist alleged that her obstetrician negligently delivered her baby and negligently repaired a laceration he had made with forceps during the delivery. |
Falen v. Klein
Philadelphia Co., Pa., Ct. C.P., No. 050103859 (6/5/07) |
| Defense |
A woman argued that her obstetrician could have taken steps that would have prevented her son's brain damage. The defense contended that the doctor did everything within the standard of care. |
Olinger v. Dadisman
Pinellas Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 04-7446-CI-19 (7/27/07) |
| Defense |
A woman's uterine bleeding was blamed on a delayed C-section. The defense contended that it was a natural condition that occurs in about 5% of pregnancies. |
Suarez v. New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York Co., N.Y. Sup. Ct., No. 113731/04 (6/29/07) |
| Defense |
A woman argued that her doctors should have diagnosed a pelvic abscess at the time of her delivery, but defense maintained that it is a hereditary disorder. |
Dell v. Brothers
Dallas Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. 05-7072-D (6/28/07) |
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The HOT Sheet is a sampling of verdicts, settlements and bench decisions reported by VerdictSearch during the past 12 months. It is not a comprehensive list. It is offered to show a variety of fact patterns and award amounts in a particular area of litigation. The amounts do not reflect reductions for comparative negligence, remittitur or vacatur. In situations where awards are automatically trebled by statute, the trebled amount is listed.
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