Category Archives: Birth Trauma
Largest Medical Malpractice Award in Connecticut History
The largest medical malpractice award in Connecticut history was awarded recently, with $58 million going to a boy with cerebral palsy. Daniel D’Attilo was born eight years ago after a delayed delivery. The case filed by his parents in 2005 asserts that Cathy D’Attilo’s amniotic fluid had dropped by half three days before his delivery. Her doctor apparently had this knowledge, yet chose to wait to perform a C-Section. The case also states that the C-Section was performed poorly. The result of Daniel’s birth injury was brain damage, leading to a diagnosis of severe cerebral palsy. Doctors say he will never be able to speak, hear or walk. He also suffers from seizures. It took six years for the D’Attilo to receive a verdict. Of the $58 million the jury awarded, $8 million will go towards Daniel’s medical care. Due to the severity of his condition, he will require full-time…
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Oklahoma Birth Trauma Victim Awarded $1.8 Million
An Oklahoma jury has awarded $1.8 million to a young child and her family as a result of an injury she suffered during birth. The jury determined that the doctor delivering Chaylee in 2008 inadvertently ripped and ruptured nerves in her left shoulder, making her left arm essentially useless. The lawsuit claims he made two mistakes: His choice to use a vacuum delivery was, in the eyes of some, his first mistake. They say it was unnecessary given the relatively good health of the baby in utero. The other mistake happened when Chaylee became stuck behind her mother’s pelvic bone and the doctor pulled down on her head in an attempt to free her. An injury like Chaylee’s can severely limit the advancement of the fine motor skills children develop when they are young. For Chaylee, the severity of her birth injury makes it unlikely she will ever have significant…
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Expensive Treatment Needed for Child’s Disorder
Birth trauma led to a New York state newborn’s rare seizure disorder, and paying for an incredibly expensive treatment is taking the combined efforts of an entire community. Odin Fortner-Watrous suffers from a rare seizure disorder called West Syndrome, caused by a lack of oxygen he experienced during his first moments in the world. “He spent four minutes with no oxygen and it caused severe brain trauma, and due to the brain damage the seizures developed,” said Odin’s mother, Shayna Fortner Watrous, telling the story of his birth. The only treatment option approved in the United States for Odin’s condition, called ACTH, costs $300,000 for a five day supply. Full treatment takes 14 weeks. “We pay $4,600 out of pocket, per vial,” explains Shayna. The mother of four was recently diagnosed with stage two breast cancer. Odin’s father, Arthur, says that every dollar he makes is going towards paying for…
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