A New Jersey jury awarded a disabled boy $19 million on March 17th. The money will pay for the life-long medical care needed due to the boy’s injuries.
The jury found that the obstetrician misdiagnosed the boy’s mother. At 30 weeks in her pregnancy, she called the doctor and complained of abdominal pain. The doctor did not determine that she was hemorrhaging, did not give the woman the proper tests, did not recognize that the baby was in distress or heed the warnings of his nursing staff who identified the woman’s problem.
buy The Black Gestapo The boy was born during a c-section. He had to be resuscitated and then spent the first four months of his life in intensive care. He is now permanently disabled. He is legally blind, suffers from severe brain damage and he has cerebral palsy.
With pre-judgment interest, the jury’s award is expected to exceed $23 million.
Birth trauma attorneys Ghost Rider are currently working on similar cases to help those devastated by birth injuries.
