Update on the Proposed No-Fault Birth-Injury Fund Proposed by Maryland Lawmakers
In an earlier post, we discussed a pending bill in front of the Maryland State Legislature that would establish a no-fault birth-injury fund to help cover the costs associated with having a child with...
View ArticleSubstantial Lawsuit Brought Against Kaiser After Allegedly Botched Delivery
The father and guardian ad litem for a child born with severe brain damage has brought a suit in Multnomah County Circuit Court against the hospital system that delivered his daughter. According to a...
View ArticleMother of Child Born with Cerebral Palsy Claims Doctor Was Negligent
Earlier last month in Ireland, a mother filed claims against the doctor who delivered her third child, claiming that the doctor’s “poor performance” caused her child to be born with the incurable...
View ArticleState Supreme Court Wrestles with Tricky Statute of Limitations Issue
Earlier this month, the Rhode Island Supreme Court decided an interesting case that may factor into how other states handle loss-of-consortium claims brought by parents against the medical professional...
View ArticleNew Study Looks at Treatment of Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that affects pregnant women and is a totally separate form of diabetes than the other two types, commonly referred to as Type I or Type II. It is estimated...
View ArticleMidwife Accepts Responsibility for Her Role in Infant’s Death and Pleads...
Earlier this month in North Carolina, a judge sentenced a woman to 6-17 months in jail for assisting in a delivery that resulted in the child’s death. According to one local news report, the woman was...
View ArticleFamily Receives $9.6 Million after Eight-Day Birth Injury Case
Earlier this month, a California family was awarded $9.6 million after an eight-day trial culminating in the judge finding that the doctor was negligent in the delivery of their child. According to one...
View ArticleBirth Injury Plaintiff’s Failure to Timely Serve Defendant Nearly Results in...
Earlier this month, one state’s supreme court issued a written opinion in a birth injury case that had been dismissed by the lower court because the plaintiff failed to serve the defendant with notice...
View ArticleMaryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Arising after Serious Birth Injuries
Any time a patient seeks medical care, they are doing so with the hope and expectation that what they are seeking to be provided with will be adequate. This is nowhere more so the case than when a...
View ArticleBrachial Plexus Injuries in Maryland Birth Injury Cases
The brachial plexus is a network of nerves between a person’s neck and shoulders that control one’s chest, shoulders, arms, and hands. A brachial plexus injury occurs if the nerves are stretched,...
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