Medical lawyers succeeded in obtaining $23.8 million medical compensation for a girl suffering from cerebral palsy. At birth, the child exhibited cerebral palsy symptoms due to a traumatic delivery at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Plaintiff's medical attorneys argued that the obstetricians neglected Maria Lynn McLaughlin while she struggled to deliver her first child and failed to recognize that baby Julia's head was tipped so that she could not fit through her mother's pelvis.
The medical lawyers charged that after 17 hours of labor the defendant doctor pulled the baby out with a vacuum extractor without informing the parents about the risk of brain damage.
''They weren't paying close enough attention to this patient, and they didn't take the time to discuss the situation and warn the parents," said the medical attorneys further.
The verdict, which includes $12.9 million in damages and $10.9 million in interest since the lawsuit's filing in 1998, must be the third largest overall award in state history.
If you have questions about birth trauma, birth injury or cerebral palsy, or if you have questions about a possible doctor malpractice claim, contact medical lawyers in your area. Usually, there is no fee or cost to you to have your case evaluated by qualified medical attorneys.
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