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Botched Water Birth Lawsuit Settled for $13 Million
According to the Oregonian, the parents of a child who was deprived of oxygen for 15 minutes after his botched water birth have settled a lawsuit against their medical provider for $13 million. The news outlet reported the parents settled their birth injury lawsuit with Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, resulting in the largest payout in at least a decade for a birth malpractice case in the state. The child, now 4, is nonverbal and cannot walk. He uses a cart to get around. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, which severely limits his motor skills. The parents involved in the lawsuit could not comment on the case with the media, citing a confidentiality agreement, but the Oregonian reported that the case was dismissed in March following the settlement. Court documents indicate that the parents went to the medical center, planning to give birth to the child underwater, with representatives saying…
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Maternity Wards Spend One Fifth of Their Budgets Covering Birth Injury Claims
According to a report in The Telegraph, nearly £500 million, or one fifth of the budget, of maternity units in the United Kingdom was spent on covering birth injury claims. In the same report, it was revealed that more than half of maternity units had a shortage of physicians and there is shortage of close to 2,300 midwives nationwide. However, these types of problems are not limited to the UK. In the United States, on December 23, a Lehigh County, Pennsylvania jury awarded $55 million to parents who sued St. Luke’s University Hospital and one of its doctors for medical malpractice, according to The Express-Times. During the November 2009 delivery of their son, the parents accused the doctor of ignoring signs that their son was not receiving enough oxygen and required a Caesarean section delivery, which led to their son losing more oxygen when he became stuck during vaginal delivery….
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Family of 12-Year-Old with Cerebral Palsy Receives Over Two Million in Lawsuit
Twelve-year-old Roisin Conroy sued obstetrician John Corristine of Midland Regional Hospital for birth trauma suffered in 2001. Roisin has dykinetic cerebral palsy. She communicates only with her eyes and requires a wheelchair for mobility. As such, she sued the doctor through her mother, Mary Conroy. The family won €2.6 million, an apology, and an admission of liability. Corristine’s apology read, “I am instructed by the defendants and it is a term of the settlement to express their sincere apologies for the failings that caused injuries to Roisin Conroy and the consequential trauma experienced by Roisin and her family. They understand that neither this apology nor the financial compensation granted by the Court can negate the continuing heartache that the Conroy family must feel every day and appreciate that this continues to be a very difficult time for them.” Mary Conroy’s birth to Roisin was fraught with negligence. When she initially…
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