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  • $4,500,000 Settlement In Malpractice Claim Concerning Delay In Childbirth After Placental Abruption
    This article considers a published medical malpractice case regarding claims that a nurse failed to recognize signs of placental abruption in an expectant mother and caused a delay in the delivery of the child. The baby experienced a deprivation of oxygen and ended up with a serious brain injury. The law firm that handled the case announced that the family reached a settlement in the amount of $4,500,000.
    Posted: 2010-05-03
    Category: Health & Fitness
  • Settlement For $457,000 After Physician Does Not Administer Antibiotics For Group B Strep And Newborn Dies
    A Group B Streptococcus infection in a newborn can lead to severe permanent injuries or even the loss of the child. It is known that an expectant mother who is a carrier may transmit the bacteria to her babyless antibiotics are administered during labor. This post discusses the report of a case which was based on the position that that a physician did not administer antibiotics although the physician recognized the expectant mother had a known risk factor that she might transmit the bacteria to her infant.
    Posted: 2010-05-03
    Category: Health & Fitness
  • Court Permits $450,000 Of Jury Verdict For Woman Severely Injured In Accident While Riding Her Bicycle
    Female bicyclist in motor vehicle accident suffered serious injuries including amputation of her leg. In some States a bicyclist will be stopped from recovering in a personal injury claim for her injuries unless she is less than fifty percent at fault . Other states allow an at-fault plaintiff to recover, but the amount might be reduced by the proportion of the plaintiff’s negligence.
    Posted: 2010-05-03
    Category: Vehicles
  • Expert Disproves Driver's Claim That Bicyclist Caused Accident
    Imagine being injured by a car while riding your bicycle only to have the defendant who hit you allege that you were responsible for the accident. If there are no witesses to the accident it may appear that the case will be decided entirely on the credibility of the plaintiff versus the defendant. For some of these matters an experienced and skilled lawyer may be able to use an expert to disprove the defendant’s version.
    Posted: 2010-05-03
    Category: Vehicles
  • Physician's Failure To React To Baby Group B Strep Symptoms Brings About $6.15 Million Settlement
    A Group B Strep infection might result in serious injuries to a baby. It is therefore critical for pediatricians to take it into account as part of the differential diagnosis when newborns exhibit symptoms. This article reviews a claim filed by a mother whose baby was left with long term disabilities due to a pediatrician's failure to do so and to promptly administer antibiotics to the newborn.
    Posted: 2010-04-30
    Category: Pregnancy
  • $4.5 Million Settlement In Case Involving Baby's Brain Injury After Placenta Abruption
    Because of the time it can take from when a woman is admitted to a hospital for labor and delivery before the baby is born nurses are often in charge of checking the woman's labor and delivery. Nurses are supposed to identify indications of problems and maintain physicians informed of problems. Not doing so might cause an injury to the child and might make the nurse liable in a malpractice case.
    Posted: 2010-04-27
    Category: Health & Fitness
  • Newborn Suffered Brain Damage After Nurse Missed Signs Of Mother's Placental Abruption
    A grave complication that can happen in a pregnancy takes place when the placenta holding the unborn baby separates prematurely from the mother's uterus. This article considers a birth injury case involving such a placental abruption. The case involved a baby who sustained brain damage because of hypoxia caused by the abruption.
    Posted: 2010-04-27
    Category: Health & Fitness
  • Patient With Advanced Colon Cancer After No Screening By Doctor Might Have A Malpractice Claim
    Around forty eight thousand individuals will pass away from colon cancer this year. A number of of these fatalities could have been prevented with early diagnosis and treatment by standard colon cancer screening . Tragically, a number of doctors neglect to advocate routine colon cancer screening to their patients. This may constitute medical malpractice and result in a lawsuit.
    Posted: 2010-04-25
    Category: Colon Cancer
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