Virginia Birth Injury Case Yields $2.3 Million Settlement for Family

The delivery complication known as shoulder dystocia is said to occur when an infant’s shoulder becomes lodged behind the mother’s pubic bone, making a normal delivery impossible. In many cases, this problem can be addressed, resulting in a normal and healthy delivery. However, in one Virginia family’s case, it led to permanent disability. During a 2006 delivery that was being overseen by a midwife, the male infant being delivered experienced shoulder dystocia. In order to resolve the issue, the midwife in attendance applied excessive pressure to the head and arms of the baby, causing a severe injury that resulted in a disability that doctors say will be a lifelong health condition for the boy. A jury agreed with the assertion that this treatment decision was in error, and awarded the family $2.3 million.

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Washington Man Files Suit Over Flu Deaths of Wife, Infant Daughter

As the swine flu epidemic gripped the United States in the spring and early summer of 2009, many medical personnel made questionable diagnostic and treatment decisions when encountering patients bearing signs of the then largely unknown condition. Among the casualties of this confusing period were Washington state resident Kathryn Flyte and her unborn daughter.

In June 2009, Flyte, then six months pregnant, sought treatment for flulike symptoms at the Summit View Clinic. After several months of unsuccessful treatment, Flyte, who had been subsequently diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, lapsed into a coma and passed away. Although her daughter, Abbey, was delivered prematurely, she died several months later. Physicians cited a lack of oxygen during gestation as a probable cause of the infant’s death. Kenneth Flyte, the surviving husband and father, has filed a wrongful death suit against medical personnel at the clinic.

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Massachusetts Couple Wins Nearly $2 Million in Malpractice Suit Against Hospital

In 2004, Millsbury, Massachusetts resident Laura Ginsi ‘s husband Joseph called to tell her that he was going to St. Vincent Hospital in nearby Worcester, complaining of feeling lightheaded, dizzy, and generally unwell. That event set off a two-month-long downward spiral of worsening health and unclear diagnoses. Later, Ginsi was transferred to large hospital in Boston, where it was determined that he had suffered several strokes and was suffering from brain cancer. In a medical malpractice suit that the couple recently filed against St. Vincent Hospital, it was claimed that the delay in diagnosis and proper cancer treatment lead to a number of irreversible health conditions, including blindness and the loss of ability to walk by himself. A jury agreed -- and ordered the hospital to pay the couple a combined $1,894,160 in damages.

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Ohio Cerebral Palsy Case Results in $13.9 Million Settlement

When Ohio doctor Tara Shipman noticed fluctuations in the fetal monitor hooked up to laboring mother Debra Cobb, she dismissed them as normal rather than as indications that a problem was imminent. Instead of opting to perform an emergency cesarean section, Dr. Shipman allowed the birth to proceed normally. In a lawsuit, the family of the baby born that day, now-10-year old Haley Cobb, alleges that this error in judgment deprived the newborn of oxygen during the delivery process, resulting in Haley’s development of cerebral palsy, a debilitating medical condition that requires round-the-clock care. A jury agreed with the claims made by the Cobb family and issued a record-breaking $13.9 million award.

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Supreme Court Considers Whether Victims Can File Suits Against Vaccine Makers

The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 was enacted to balance the rights of patients injured by vaccines with the needs of vaccine manufacturers. However, in attempting to reconcile these dual aims, the lawmakers who created the legislation loaded the bill with confusing and seemingly contradictory language. A case that is currently under consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court is forcing the justices to parse the legislation in order to determine whether children harmed by vaccines should have the right to sue for damages. If the Supreme Court votes to amend or reverse the law, thousands of lawsuits could be brought against vaccine manufacturers, including some by families who believe that vaccines caused their children to develop autism spectrum disorders.

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Florida Judge Sues Doctors After Medical Mistake of Massive Proportions

After undergoing abdominal surgery, 67-year old Nelson Bailey expected to have to endure a painful recovery. What he did not expect was that his condition would actually worsen after the procedure had been completed – but this exactly what happened. After months of consulting with different doctors and undergoing a barrage of tests to get to the bottom of his deteriorating health, it was finally discovered that the doctors who had performed the procedure had left behind a large surgical sponge, measuring 12 inches by 12 inches in size. When it was removed, attending staff reported that the sponge had begun to rot and was saturated in pus and other bodily fluids. Bailey reported recently having reached an undisclosed settlement with the hospital.

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Death in Georgia Nursing Home Leads to $43.5 Million Award

A jury recently ordered a lawyer and a nursering home operator in Sandy Springs, Georgia to pay a staggering $43.5 million award in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of 80-year-old Morris Ellison, who died in the company’s Rome, Georgia assisted care facility in April 2007. Before his death, Ellison had suffered several broken bones and was also severely malnourished and dehydrated. The suit alleges that one of the financial officers of the company had embezzled funds from the facility, to such an extent that the nursing home could not afford to maintain an adequate staff.

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Unplanned Circumcision Prompts Lawsuit Against Florida Hospital

Accidental and mistaken medical procedures are on the rise in some U.S. medical facilities, and newborn Mario Viera fell prey to this troubling trend when he was circumcised against his families express wishes in a south Florida hospital in August 2010. The family, which is strongly opposed to the practice of circumcision, has filed both criminal and civil charges against the hospital, which says that staff members misread a consent form. The personal injury suit filed by the Delgado family in the case requests unspecified damages.

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Birth Injury Lawsuit Against New York Hospital Moves to Appeal Phase

In the process of giving birth in a New York hospital in 2003, Mary Swanson experienced a setback when the infant become stuck in the birth canal. The condition, known as shoulder dystocia, occurs when an infant’s shoulder becomes lodged behind a pelvic bone. Shoulder dystocia can delay the birth process, increasing the risk for brain damage, cerebral palsy and other birth defects. The jury in the case found that hospital personnel did not respond to the incident in an efficacious manner, and thus was in part to blame for the complications. The $56 million award is being challenged on appeal by the facility named in the suit, Northern Westchester Hospital.

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Connecticut Malpractice Suit Overlaps With Same-Sex Marriage Debate

In a case that some analysts say may impact the ongoing debate over same-sex marriage, a Connecticut jury has awarded more than $1 million to the partner of a woman whose substandard cancer treatment led to a loss of consortium. For several years, Margaret Mueller’s cancer was misdiagnosed, leading to surgery that unnecessarily removed part of her colon and intestines. She died in 2009. Although Mueller’s partner’s claim was initially denied, it was later validated with a $1.3 million jury award on appeal.

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