An Oregon family was recently awarded $1 million after a girl’s shoulder nerves were ripped out during her birth. According to the Mail Tribune, the family of a girl who was diagnosed with shoulder dystocia won its malpractice case against a Medford obstetrician. The family alleged that the doctor involved in the case, Dr. Miguel Carbonell, an obstetrician, was negligent in his handling of the girl’s delivery in 2008. The trial lasted for three weeks and juries found the doctor guilty, but did not find the operator of Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center guilty of negligence. The girl’s shoulder was pinned against her mother’s pubic bone. Her parents claim that the doctor did not employ any techniques to minimize injury risks during her delivery. She now has limited use of her left hand. Should I Speak to an Attorney If My Child Suffers Shoulder Dystocia? For more information about shoulder…
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Family Awarded $1 Million in Shoulder Dystocia Case
March 22, 2015South Carolina Family Files Erb’s Palsy Lawsuit
February 11, 2015The parents of a South Carolina child who was diagnosed with Erb’s palsy have filed a birth injury lawsuit against the medical center where the child’s delivery was held. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Florence Division against Conway Medical Center, Inc., Olukayode Akinjala, M.D., and Health Partners of South Carolina, Inc. Reports indicate that the family involved in the lawsuit experienced issues during the 2011 birth of their son. At one point, the mother was allegedly at 36 weeks of gestation and a sonogram indicated the presence of polyhydramnios, which occurs when there is an accumulation of fluid around the baby. It should be noted that polyhydramnios has been linked to premature birth, excessive fetal growth, premature rupture of membranes, and placental abruption. About a week after this was found, the mother claims that she was admitted into the healthcare…
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In Which Situations Would a Doctor Order a Cesarean Section?
January 14, 2015The loss of a child is not something any amount of money can help a family recover from. Unfortunately, the death of a child during a delivery can be devastating emotionally for all parties involved. A family preparing itself mentally to have a child, and then having that life taken away, is unfathomable. This is why healthcare providers must be held liable whenever negligence contributes to the death of a baby. Recently, a woman in New Jersey filed a lawsuit against a hospital and its attending staff after her son was pronounced dead after its birth. The woman claimed in her filing that she should have been offered a cesarean birth following labor difficulties. The child, which was delivered in 2010, reportedly weighed 10 pounds, making him too large to be delivered via vaginal delivery. The baby reportedly suffered bradycardia and was pronounced dead 25 minutes after the delivery. How…
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