A Texas Rally held earlier this month encouraged expectant women to gather their facts before determining the best course of labor and delivery for them and their children. The rally, held by the non-profit Improving Birth, offered information and resources to women that are expecting.... Read More

When a medical malpractice case reaches trial, it becomes necessary for both parties to carefully consider the applicable state or federal rules of evidence. These rules, which are compiled and categorized into several sub-categories, govern what sort of evidence (e.g., testimony, documentation, physical evidence, or... Read More

A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled in favor of the plaintiff in a delivery room negligence case, determining expert testimony presented at the original trial was permissible. The plaintiffs used expert testimony from another physician that asserted medical negligence during delivery led to the permanent injuries to... Read More

A retired Madison County, Illinois judge recently resigned as plaintiff’s counsel in a federal Erb’s palsy lawsuit so that he could return to the bench. Judge Ralph Mendelsohn removed himself from private practice and resumed his place as associate judge of the Third Judicial Circuit... Read More

An angry UK mother is calling the remarks of the gynecologist involved in her deceased child’s botched forceps delivery “atrocious.” The doctor reportedly told the mother, just minutes after the delivery, that she should have smoked 50 cigarettes a day so that the 9lb. 14... Read More

The family of a Massachusetts woman who died of pregnancy-related complications that were allegedly treatable, is suing the facility where she gave birth based on allegations of hospital negligence.  Thirty-two year old Pamela J. Sampson passed away after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage shortly after delivering... Read More

A mother plaintiff has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico, alleging a series of errors in the delivery room led to her child’s brain damage at birth. Today, the plaintiff claims the child is still severely disabled and unable to care... Read More

An embittered Indiana mother claims she was left in the dark for years about the injuries her daughter suffered during childbirth. Medical records documenting the delivery mysteriously vanished for nearly a decade. The child, now ten years-old, faces an uphill struggle with short-term memory loss, limited arm... Read More