Verdicts & Settlements

Medical Malpractice for Birth Injury — $850,000 recovery for a child injured during delivery due to the failure to timely recognize and treat fetal distress. The fetal monitoring strips showed there was decreased blood flow to the baby, but the doctor did not perform an emergency cesarean section as required under the obstetrical standards of care. The child sustained functional impairment as a result of oxygen deprivation prior to birth.