A 10-year-old Irish girl whose birth injuries rendered her a quadriplegic and left her with cerebral palsy was awarded an additional €9M (roughly $10 million) from the Health Service Executive (HSE) to compensate for her injuries. The recent sum was added to an interim settlement of... Read More

A mother, both individually and on behalf of her minor child, has taken legal action based on allegations of birth injury malpractice. She argues that gross medical negligence on the part of the defendants at the time of her childbirth, caused her infant daughter to... Read More

A mother from Nebraska has filed a birth injury lawsuit against the U.S. government, demanding $5 million for her daughter’s severe injuries. The plaintiff and her daughter are dependents of a military servicemember. On the date of the labor and delivery, the plaintiff’s husband was... Read More

An appeals court in Florida upheld the constitutionality of a 2012 ruling which limited the amount of legal fees that could be collected as part of a birth injury lawsuit award.   The 2-1 ruling, delivered on July 15, expressed “sympathy” for the claim of the... Read More

A brachial plexus injury is a life-long condition for many afflicted children. This delicate and intricate network of nerves controls feeling and movement in the shoulder, arm and hands and originates in the cervical spine. Any stretching, compression or tearing of the nerves may cause... Read More

A mother from Florida recently filed a malpractice lawsuit, claiming that her son suffered a brachial plexus injury due to the alleged medical negligence of a certified nurse midwife (CNM). The plaintiff brings multiple counts of medical negligence, including negligent prenatal care, excessive force used during... Read More

A birth injury lawsuit filed by an active duty service member demands $5 million in compensatory damages for the death of her newborn son. It alleges that not only were the defendants negligent in administering Pitocin despite signs of fetal distress, the defendants also allegedly... Read More

St. Mary’s Medical Management, LLC has been named defendant in a recent medical malpractice lawsuit brought by an Ohio woman and her child. The complaint alleges that the minor child suffered a fracture of the left clavicle as well as brachial plexus injury due to... Read More