An Ohio woman has reached a settlement with the University of Cincinnati, six years after filing her medical negligence lawsuit in the Court of Claims of Ohio. While the university has not admitted fault for the permanent injuries she sustained, Cynthia A. Adae will be... Read More

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 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

Eight year-old Ruby Curtis was left with brain damage and cerebral palsy after she was starved of oxygen during her birth at a hospital in Leeds. “While it’s heart-breaking to see her unable to do so many of the things the majority of other children take... 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