Fetal macrosomia and large for gestational age status are linked to an increased risk of neonatal and maternal complications, such as emergency cesarean section and shoulder dystocia. While early term induction and prophylactic cesarean delivery have been thought to prevent complications during delivery and continued... Read More

In early September, a Baltimore jury awarded a man $28 million in a medical misdiagnosis lawsuit. Gary B. Stern accused doctors of incorrectly diagnosing an ulcer in 2011, after visiting the emergency room with complaints of abdominal pain. At the time, he was 47 years... Read More

A dispute over the constitutionality of a 2013 medical malpractice law may be headed to the Florida Supreme Court. Critics claim the law violates patient privacy rights. In July, the 1st District Court of Appeal upheld the law, but attorneys in Escambia County filed a... Read More

A CNN investigation has uncovered a high heart surgery malpractice rate for children at a West Palm Beach, FL hospital. The facility claims its infant mortality rate in its pediatric open heart surgery is “consistent” with the national average and claims the network tried to... Read More

On Tuesday, May 19, a Maine jury awarded $7.65 million in damages to a Minot woman as part of a medical malpractice settlement. Ruth Hricko filed a lawsuit against a Maine medical center back in September 2013, claiming a Lewiston hospital technician failed to properly... Read More

A Milford, Massachusetts mother has filed a cerebral palsy lawsuit against two Puerto Rico doctors on behalf of her daughter, who is a minor. She claims her child developed spastic cerebral palsy because of the negligence of the healthcare team that delivered her. Spastic cerebral palsy... Read More

Results of a recent study reveal that inducing labor may benefit some women who are pregnant with unusually large infants, as it may reduce the odds of shoulder dystocia. Typically, doctors don’t induce labor before a child is full term at 39 weeks, as early... Read More

According to the Michigan Court of Appeals, Livingston County District Judge Theresa Brennan overstepped her role in a perinatal malpractice lawsuit, when deciding whether an expert can testify at a civil trial alleging malpractice. The appeals ruled that attorneys representing the now seven-year-old boy who... Read More