A medical attorney defended the legal rights of a baby delivered with catastrophic brain damage due to doctor malpractice and helped the child recover a total of $25.5 million.
The baby at the time of delivery was showing cerebral palsy symptoms brought about by severe oxygen deprivation. According to plaintiff's medical attorney, had the baby been delivered in a timely manner, this would not have happened and the baby would have been born healthy and normal.
When the baby was delivered at a certain hospital, the baby's mother experienced a complication just prior to delivery, which led to the baby being severely deprived of oxygen. This medical lawsuit had previously been rejected by a prominent Cleveland medical attorney.
At trial, plaintiff's medical attorney proved that the hospital failed to follow the generally accepted standard of care for obstetrical emergencies. Before trial began, a mock jury was utilized by plaintiff's medical attorney bring important issues, from a lay perspective, into sharp focus.
Plaintiff's cerebral palsy attorney used shadow jurors during trial to follow the court proceedings. Also, during trial, plaintiff's medical attorney adjusted his presentation to meet the shadow juror's concerns as they arose.
After deliberating for two and one-half days, the jury awarded the baby and her parents $17 million medical compensation. On top of that, plaintiff's medical attorney obtained an additonal $8.5 million in prejudgment interest because the hospital failed to make a good faith settlement offer prior to trial.
This ultimate judgment is one of the largest medical or doctor malpractice verdicts in the history in the State of Ohio.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Case involving negligent removal of ET tube settled for $2.5 million
This is a medical lawsuit involving the negligent removal of a patient's endotracheal tube (ET tube).
A critically ill patient was brought to the hospital. In order to maintain the patient's airway, he was intubated and on a ventilator.
While the patient was being positioned for an x-ray, a hospital personnel accidentally and negligently dislodged his ET tube.
Patient suffered brain injury as a consequence of that hospital personnel's negligent act. Patient died months later. The case was settled for $2.5 million.
A critically ill patient was brought to the hospital. In order to maintain the patient's airway, he was intubated and on a ventilator.
While the patient was being positioned for an x-ray, a hospital personnel accidentally and negligently dislodged his ET tube.
Patient suffered brain injury as a consequence of that hospital personnel's negligent act. Patient died months later. The case was settled for $2.5 million.
Woman with damaged vocal cords awarded $1M medical compensation
This is a doctor malpractice case involving negligent care by anesthesiologist that led to irreparable damage to plaintiff's vocal cords.
Plaintiff was undergoing tubal ligation, and the anesthesiologist was having a hard time intubating the patient. Anesthesiologist resorted to measures deemed by his peers as inappropriate, falling short of the generally accepted standard of care. These inappropriate measures led to the patient's sustaining permanent damage to her vocal cords.
Despite attempts to reconstruct her vocal cords, the plaintiff was left with residual weakness in her voice. The plaintiff was awarded $1 million in medical compensation.
Plaintiff was undergoing tubal ligation, and the anesthesiologist was having a hard time intubating the patient. Anesthesiologist resorted to measures deemed by his peers as inappropriate, falling short of the generally accepted standard of care. These inappropriate measures led to the patient's sustaining permanent damage to her vocal cords.
Despite attempts to reconstruct her vocal cords, the plaintiff was left with residual weakness in her voice. The plaintiff was awarded $1 million in medical compensation.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Stillbirth death of baby settled for $300,000
This medical lawsuit involves the stillbirth death of baby due to nursing and doctor malpractice. Plaintiff mother was admitted to hospital for delivery of her first child.
Upon admission to labor and plaintiff had an initial high blood pressure reading. The attending doctors and nurses, however, failed to observe the generally accepted standard of care expected of them:
Plaintiff's unborn child died due to hypoxic ischemia secondary to placental abruption. The case was settled for $300,000.
Upon admission to labor and plaintiff had an initial high blood pressure reading. The attending doctors and nurses, however, failed to observe the generally accepted standard of care expected of them:
- No repeat of BPs were taken during labor and delivery.
- No steps were taken by labor and delivery nurse to initiate intra-uterine resuscitative measures such as oxygen administration or increasing IV fluid rate.
Plaintiff's unborn child died due to hypoxic ischemia secondary to placental abruption. The case was settled for $300,000.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Jury awards $365,000 to a couple in Charlotte County
In a doctor malpractice case in Charlotte County, a jury awarded Lisa and Joseph Ferrentino $364,928.10 in doctor malpractice damages against St. Joseph Hospital.
This is a case of wrongful death, where the couple's son was born with deformities on his extremities, face, heart, and brain, said the couple's medical attorney.
The couple’s son was on a respirator and died three days later. During her twenty-second week of pregnancy, Lisa Ferrentino had an ultrasound and St. Joseph Hospital interpreted the results as normal.
The couple contended that the ultrasound was below standard and incomplete.
These are serious consequences to suffer simply because of medical professionals' negligence. Contact a medical attorney in your area if you or anyone you know have experienced any kind of medical negligence or doctor malpractice.
This is a case of wrongful death, where the couple's son was born with deformities on his extremities, face, heart, and brain, said the couple's medical attorney.
The couple’s son was on a respirator and died three days later. During her twenty-second week of pregnancy, Lisa Ferrentino had an ultrasound and St. Joseph Hospital interpreted the results as normal.
The couple contended that the ultrasound was below standard and incomplete.
These are serious consequences to suffer simply because of medical professionals' negligence. Contact a medical attorney in your area if you or anyone you know have experienced any kind of medical negligence or doctor malpractice.
How does a jury determine medical negligence?
In a medical lawsuit, a jury will consider expert testimony before deciding whether or not your doctor is liable for medical or doctor malpractice.
Oftentimes these expert testimonies are from other doctors, who testify whether or not they believe your doctor's actions conform to standard medical practice or fell short of the generally accepted standard of care.
For instance, in deciding whether a brain surgeon was negligent, a jury will rely on expert testimony to determine what a competent brain surgeon would have done under the same or similar circumstances.
Being specialist, a brain surgeon is held to a higher standard of care than would be expected of a non-specialist.
Oftentimes these expert testimonies are from other doctors, who testify whether or not they believe your doctor's actions conform to standard medical practice or fell short of the generally accepted standard of care.
For instance, in deciding whether a brain surgeon was negligent, a jury will rely on expert testimony to determine what a competent brain surgeon would have done under the same or similar circumstances.
Being specialist, a brain surgeon is held to a higher standard of care than would be expected of a non-specialist.
The cerebral palsy attorney's role
The role that your cerebral palsy attorney plays in doctor malpractice and cerebral palsy cases is a very important one. First of all your medical lawyer or medical attorney protects the rights of clients who have suffered from personal injuries, including cerebral palsy, birth injuries, and doctor malpractice.
Medical attorneys can and will help seriously injured clients millions of dollars in the form of medical compensation for the injuries sustained.
If your child has exhibits cerebral palsy symptoms as the result of a birth injury, please call a cerebral palsy attorney today to discuss your case.
There are many cerebral palsy symptoms. They vary greatly depending on how much brain damage occurred and what type of cerebral palsy an individual has. Bear in mind that some people with cerebral palsy may not necessarily have all of these symptoms. Each person’s body reacts differently to the condition; some individuals exhibit severe cerebral palsy symptoms while other people may appear to have very slight forms of the symptoms. A lot of children who have cerebral palsy are diagnosed during infancy, typically before three years of age.
The following is a list of some of the numerous cerebral palsy symptoms:
Medical attorneys can and will help seriously injured clients millions of dollars in the form of medical compensation for the injuries sustained.
If your child has exhibits cerebral palsy symptoms as the result of a birth injury, please call a cerebral palsy attorney today to discuss your case.
There are many cerebral palsy symptoms. They vary greatly depending on how much brain damage occurred and what type of cerebral palsy an individual has. Bear in mind that some people with cerebral palsy may not necessarily have all of these symptoms. Each person’s body reacts differently to the condition; some individuals exhibit severe cerebral palsy symptoms while other people may appear to have very slight forms of the symptoms. A lot of children who have cerebral palsy are diagnosed during infancy, typically before three years of age.
The following is a list of some of the numerous cerebral palsy symptoms:
- bladder problems
- developmental delays (motor skills)-crawling, walking, sitting
- difficulty swallowing
- drooling
- epilepsy or other types of seizures
- hearing impairment
- involuntary movement of the limbs
- lack of head control
- learning disabilities
- little control of bowel movements
- muscles are too loose and unable to be controlled
- peg teeth
- poor perception
- problems behaving appropriately
- problems breathing
- scares easily
- speech difficulties
- stiff muscles
- strange posture
- uses one hand more than the other
- visual impairment.
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