The theme for this case seems to be "Delay".  That is a common theme in cerebral palsy medical malpractice cases.  Often this is because it is the delay that causes the oxygen deprivation to the brain. This article states that this may be the largest verdict in Conn. history. A Superior Court jury in Stamford [...]

A jury in Cook County handed down a record verdict recently.  $22 million. A Cook County jury has awarded a record $22 million to the family of a 34-year-old woman who died in 2003 from complications during delivery at an Evanston hospital. The family of Rachelle Bentivenga alleged that hospital staff failed to properly treat [...]

From over at the NHLawBlog.com  (one of our other blogs)  Please go read about legislation in New Jersey  that will provide more protection to families.  This law will allow families to recover emotional damages when a family member dies.  This law will basically allow people to be valued using more than just what they might [...]

The Ohio Supreme Court threw out a $30 million dollar medical malpractice case in Ohio.  The court cited the plaintiff lawyer’s theatrics during the case as one of the reasons for overturning the verdict. The case involved a brain injury case arising from a delayed cesarean section. In his closing argument to the jury, Fieger [...]

Recently a jury in Brockton, Massachusetts determined that the injuries to a baby were worth $26.5 million.  This was the verdict after the jury saw the nearly blind boy wheeled into the courtroom with a feeding tube in his stomach. The family’s lawyers had argued that two residents at the hospital, Julie D. Miner and [...]

A Polk County Jury has awarded  a family $13 Million to compensate them for a Medical Malpractice mistake that took place during the birth of their son. The mother of a four-year-old boy with cerebral palsy says doctors at Broadlawns Medical Center are to blame for her son’s condition. This week, a Polk County jury agreed [...]

It’s not everyday that you find a well written article about a court decision.  I must be reading too many mainstream newspapers.  The New Jersey Law Journal has written about what may be an important medical malpractice case in New Jersey. It’s a good article. Here is the background on the case: The plaintiff, Casey [...]

So here’s the Headline… "Child wins huge damages over medical care" A jury in California "awarded an estimated $96 million in future damages in the case of a child who developed a rare but serious neurological disorder caused by untreated jaundice shortly after his birth four years ago at Verdugo Hills Hospital." What’s important to [...]

I posted this entry over in my NH Law Blog. It has relevance to this cerebral palsy law blog, so I thought I would post it here as well. The New Hampshire Supreme Court has reversed a $2.3 million jury decision in a “wrongful birth”malpractice case against Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, ruling that the hospital sufficiently [...]

WATERBURY, Conn. — A jury has delivered the largest malpractice victory in Connecticut history. Six jurors in Waterbury are giving more than $36 million to the family of a 6-year-old boy who suffered brain damage, blindness and cerebral palsy from injuries during his delivery by a surrogate mother. The jury award is against Hartford Hospital [...]