The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved of a $7.5 million birth injury settlement to a toddler who was born with a brain injury at a county run hospital.  The settlement is for a birth injury lawsuit filed on behalf of an 18-month... Read More

Advertisements in pregnancy magazines point out the many benefits of storing umbilical cord blood in case it is needed for future medical treatments. Yet, the cost makes many couples think twice. According to the Arizona Daily Star, saving umbilical cord blood costs an initial fee... Read More

Parties came to an agreement late last month in what amounts to the largest birth injury malpractice settlement ever involving the University of California Regents. The out-of-court settlement gives $9 million to the parents of a toddler who suffered permanent brain damage as a result... Read More

A birth injury lawsuit against Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center and St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital filed by the mother and on behalf of the child, claim defendants, including two doctors and three nurses, committed birth injury malpractice resulting in injuries to the child and... Read More

A brachial plexus injury lawsuit alleging birth injury malpractice has gone to trial this September in Alabama, more than six years after an infant girl suffered permanent injuries during birth.  The baby was delivered in an emergency Cesarean section in September of 2007, and the... Read More

Takeda Pharmaceuticals failed to warn patients about increased Actos bladder cancer risks, an attorney argued in state court in Baltimore earlier this month. This Actos lawsuit trial is one of more than 3,000 cases against the pharmaceutical company over the diabetes drug, according to Bloomberg.... Read More

A family has filed a breech birth malpractice lawsuit against OHSU Hospital, alleging that the actions of the hospital and its personnel directly resulted in their son’s severe and permanent birth injuries. The plaintiffs demand a jury trial and $25.6 million in compensatory damages, which... Read More

A plaintiff has filed a birth injury lawsuit in Illinois, after her newborn child suffered a brachial plexus injury during the birth process. The mother plaintiff alleges the injury was due to failure of the hospital staff to properly address shoulder dystocia during the delivery.... Read More