Last week, a Pennsylvania jury held a doctor liable for a cerebral palsy birth injury, awarding $4 million to the child and her mother. The jury found that the obstetrician’s negligence in failing to perform a Cesarean section when the mother’s labor stalled  for nearly... Read More

According to allegations in a birth related injury lawsuit, attending physicians at University of Minnesota Physicians, HealthEast Care System and St. Joseph’s Hospital are liable for two-year-old Lavelle Brown’s permanent physical and mental disabilities. The suit was filed by the boy’s mother, Niesha Jones, who in 2011... Read More

Following a draining, 10-year legal battle, New York residents Danni and Frank Reilly were awarded $130 million in damages for medical mistakes that resulted in their daughter’s severe form of cerebral palsy.  The now ten-year old girl is a prisoner in her own body, according to... Read More

Despite being awarded $15 million by a jury in their medical malpractice suit against St. Mary’s Medical Center and Dr. Mureena Turnquest-Wells, an Evansville, Indiana couple may only see only a small fraction of the judgment. According to Indiana law, medical malpractice judgments are capped... Read More

A big baby boom appears to be sweeping the globe, with 13 and 14-pound newborns making headlines in Europe. The not so-little Jasleen became a record-breaker in Germany, when her 13.47 pound frame was delivered naturally. At 13.67 pounds, Maria Lorena Marin stole the spotlight... Read More

A new study suggests a link between Pitocin and autism, although a cause and effect between the two has yet to be determined. Both use of Pitocin during labor and incidences of autism have spiked in the past two decades, leading researchers to take a... Read More

A brachial plexus injury lawsuit has been filed by a mother who alleges her child’s injuries were a direct result of actions by medical staff in the delivery room. The mother is now seeking damages for her child’s ongoing injuries and need for medical treatment... Read More

As reported by The Irish Examiner on July 27, 2013, the family of a nine year-old Irish boy with cerebral palsy has won a birth injury settlement of €2.2million, after the High Court deemed the attending doctors were liable for negligence during the boy’s delivery.... Read More