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Family Sues Hospital For Son’s Multiple Disabilities and Cerebral Palsy
According to the Herald Sun, the family of a young boy born with cerebral palsy is suing Queensland Health alleging the hospital staff who managed the birth were responsible for his disability. The family of six-year-old Dylan Wallace filed a lawsuit against the hospital claiming the staff failed to respond quickly to signs of distress in the womb. For at least an hour preceding his birth, the infant was starved of oxygen to his brain and consequently it lead to his cerebral palsy. The birth injury left Dylan with profound physical and intellectual disabilities, including quadriplegia, severe developmental delay and visual impairment. Dylan cannot move or speak and is fed through a tube into his stomach. The family’s birth injury attorney said the parents seek to settle the matter out of court but there are significant differences of opinion about Dylan’s life expectancy and the damages payment that he is…
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FDA Revises Diflucan Warning Label, Drug Linked to Birth Defects
According to About Lawsuits, the US Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about birth defect risks associated with Diflucan, an antifungal drug used for treatment of yeast infections and meningitis. The drug safety communication issued by the FDA says that high doses of Diflucan has been associated with a number of rare and distinct birth defects and congenital anomalies. The FDA had changed high-dose Diflucan treatments, 400-800 milligrams daily, from a Category C to Category D pregnancy drug label, meaning the drug has been shown to have positive human evidence of a risk of birth defects. The low dose Diflucan has not changed and remains Category C. Diflucan is a prescription drug introduced by Pfizer used to treat yeast infections of the vagina, mouth, esophagus and other organs. It is also used to treat meningitis strains and can be used as a yeast infection preventative in patients undergoing…
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Infant Suffers Permanent Brain Injuries, Parents Win Right to Sue for Negligence
According to AMA ASSN, the parents of a brain-damaged girl have won the right to sue the hospital and doctor who treated her instead of pursuing a financial remedy through a state fund for birth-related injuries. The Supreme Court of Florida ruled that the parents of Tristan Bennett can avoid the state fund, which could have significant liability consequences for other physicians involved in similar brain injury claims. Tristan was delivered by cesarean section at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida, after her mother was involved in an automobile accident. The infant required resuscitation after birth but responded to oxygen efforts. Tristan was later sent to the special care nursery because of moderate respiratory distress, but continued to experience several health ailments the following week, including kidney and liver problems. About two months later, the newborn experienced a pulmonary hemorrhage and stopped breathing. Tests showed that she had permanent…
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