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Birth Injury Lawsuit Against GW Hospital
A woman in Washington D.C. is filing a lawsuit alleging medical negligence against the George Washington University Hospital and staff related to birth injuries suffered by her son during labor.
Birth Injury And Injured Mother In C-Section Gone Wrong
After 9-months of carrying a child, the day of the birth will finally see the baby born into the world. Labor can be difficult but new parents expect the doctors, nurses, and hospital staff will do what they can to help…
Medical Malpractice Claims For Obstetrician Hospitalists
An obstetrician and gynecologist (OB/GYN) is a physician specializing in female reproductive health and related conditions. A hospitalist is a physician who works exclusively in a hospital setting. In recent years…
Homeopathy And Midwife Blamed In Death Of Mother
Many mothers have been unhappy with how doctors, hospitals, and insurance companies treat them when they go through pregnancy and giving birth. They feel like doctors do not defer to their choices and do not listen to…
United Medical Center In D.C. Has Obstetrics Ward Shut Down For Deficiencies In Care
The United Medical Center (UMC), a not-for-profit hospital facility in Washington D.C., confirmed that their obstetrics ward has been closed down by regulators from the District of Columbia Department of Health (DOH)…
Different States Have Different Birth Injury Damages Limits
In 2014, Deandre and Daniel Bebeau Sr., both petty officers in the Navy, were stationed in Guam. Deandre was pregnant and gave birth to their son at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Guam. During the delivery, things went…
Maryland Policymakers Consider Fund For Birth Injuries
A Maryland state-created task force is once again calling for the creation of a no-fault birth injury fund that would help fund costs of care for babies who suffered neurological injuries during birth. The new bill…
Medical Malpractice Case Involving Misreported Pregnancy Test
Hannah Buddemayer brought a case of medical malpractice against Capital Regional Medical Center (CRMC) after receiving medical care there while being unaware she was pregnant. Buddemayer went to the facility to undergo…
Texas Takes Wrongful Birth Off Of The Medical Malpractice Menu
Medical malpractice lawsuits can originate in many ways. The core elements to a case with merit include:
Teen And His Family Awarded $15 Million In Birth Injury Lawsuit
In January 2020, a U.S. district judge in Tennessee awarded a $15 million settlement to a teenage boy and his family for brain injuries he suffered during his birth at a Fort Campbell Army hospital. The brain injuries…
$53 Million Verdict In Birth Injury Case
A jury in Chicago has awarded a 12-year-old boy and his family $53 million in a medical malpractice case against the University of Chicago hospital. If it holds up, it will be one of the largest ever verdicts for a…
After Reporting Birth Injury Mother Is Investigated
One of the worst things a mother can experience is a birth injury that harms a newborn child. One of the other worst things for a mother is to be falsely investigated for child abuse. For a woman in Michigan , these two…
Another Newborn Dies And Another Lawsuit Is Filed
It's been in the news a lot lately: newborn injuries and newborn deaths. In fact, even though we are one of the richest and most developed countries in the world, the U.S. infant mortality rate is 5.9 deaths per 1,000…
Mothers Sustaining Injuries Involving Childbirth Due To Medical Malpractice
A USA Today report claims the U.S. is the “most dangerous place to give birth in the developed world.” They explained how women are incurring life-changing injuries amid childbirth due to hospital safety failures. The…
Woman Awarded $16 Million After Traumatic Birth Experience
Bringing a new life into the world is not an easy experience. Sometimes, unexpected problems can put both the child's life in danger, or endanger the mother. Having experienced medical professionals on hand can help…
Pottstown Hospital $78 Million Verdict For Birth Injury Malpractice
When a careless driver hits your car, you expect compensation to pay for the damage. If you were injured in a car accident, you expect the person responsible to pay for your medical bills. But how can you compensate a…
Pre-Term Birth Drug Sparks Disagreement
Makena is a prescription drug that is described as having the ability to reduce the risk of preterm birth in women with a singleton pregnancy who have a history of singleton spontaneous preterm birth. The status of the…
Maryland Hospitals Push For New Way To Pay For Birth Injuries
Last year, the family of a baby who suffered brain damage at birth at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center was awarded $229 million for the birth injury. Now some Maryland hospitals are trying to prevent such payouts by…
Miami Family Awarded $33.8 Million In Birth Injury Suit Against The Federal Government
A Miami couple was awarded a whopping $33.8 million after the jury found that a physician at a federal health clinic failed to take the proper measures during the delivery of a baby boy.
Three Infants In A Maryland Hospital Test Positive For Potentially Fatal Bacteria
A neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at a Maryland hospital was temporarily shut down earlier this month after staff found a potentially deadly bacteria.
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