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

On July 6, 2015, the surviving family members of a Dallas-area woman initiated a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital they claim botched the review and evaluation of the deceased’s presenting symptoms – resulting in her rapid and untimely death. According to the hospital malpractice... 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

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld a $32.8 million jury verdict against Phoenixville Hospital. The cerebral palsy lawsuit had claimed that attending healthcare providers were negligent in failing to respond appropriately to signs of fetal distress, which resulted in the infant’s brain damage at birth... 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 Vienna, Virginia man has recently received an award of $500,000 in a medical negligence and defamation lawsuit stemming from an incident in which he inadvertently recorded his doctors making disparaging statements and intentionally misdiagnosing him while he was unconscious due to anesthesia for a... Read More

A medical malpractice complaint filed by Tennessee plaintiffs alleges medical negligence on the part of OBGYN staff and medical providers at Christ Community Health Services contributed to the fetal demise of their unborn son, who was delivered stillborn on August 18, 2012. The birth injury... Read More

Twenty nine year-old Ruth Carmel Foley, who has suffered from dyskinetic cerebral palsy since birth, has recently won a large settlement from the High Court that heard her case against the HSE (the organization which provides and oversees Ireland’s public health services). The woman claimed... Read More