With Maryland’s 2016 General Assembly legislative session soon approaching, a state-created task force has once again endorsed the concept of establishing a birth injury compensation fund designed to provide financial assistance to infants suffering from neurological harm sustained during labor and delivery. The announcement represents... Read More

The recent case of a 38-year-old patient who suffered a fatal blood clot following a severe ankle sprain underscores the often-differing approaches courts have taken to assessing medical malpractice liability for judgment calls made by treating physicians. Discussing surrounding these issues dates back to the... Read More

In a complaint recently filed in the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of California, a mother is alleging that medical negligence on the part of labor and delivery staff at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, CA during the birth of... Read More

A Texas mother has filed a lawsuit against a hospital and physician in Kansas on behalf of her young child, claiming that negligence and blatant mishandling of a series of labor and delivery complications ultimately caused her infant to suffer profound disability and developmental delays... Read More

According to a recent research study presented in the New England Journal of Medicine’s September 3, 2015 issue, many if not most cerebral palsy cases can be attributed to one or more prenatal factors and birth defects, rather than other commonly suspected causes, including asphyxia... Read More

A medical malpractice lawsuit was recently filed in the Orleans Parish Civil District Court by a Louisiana mother claiming that the long-term residential treatment facility responsible for the care of her profoundly disabled son repeatedly engaged in gross medical negligence leading to serious harm and multiple... Read More

A Vienna, Virginia man has recently received an award of $500,000 in a medical negligence and defamation lawsuit stemming from an incident in which he inadvertently recorded his doctors making disparaging statements and intentionally misdiagnosing him while he was unconscious due to anesthesia for a... Read More

A New Jersey foundation committed to assisting families of stillborn babies is working to bolster awareness and foster best practices for the treatment of the emotional and psychological needs of those left to deal with the heartbreak such events inevitably cause. The 2 Degrees Foundation... Read More