Birth Injury Case Results  

Birth Trauma - $4.1 Million Arbitration Award

Our team of attorneys obtained a binding arbitration award against the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan following negligent delivery at the Kaiser Hospital in Redwood City, California. Our attorneys proved that the child endured a severe hypoxic injury when his mother's uterus ruptured during labor because the attending midwife negligently managed the mother's delivery and failed to reduce or stop the administration of Pitocin, a labor-enhancing drug. Our team also demonstrated that the nurses left the mother unattended before the uterine rupture, which resulted in their failure to timely note the ominous signs of fetal distress.

Uterine Rupture - Confidential Settlement

The Walkup law firm medical malpractice/obstetrical injury lawyers resolved this birth injury case, in a confidential amount, on behalf of the parents of a two-day-old infant who died after his mother's uterus ruptured during labor. The mother was admitted to the hospital with contractions but was sent home several hours later because the nurses felt she was not progressing. Once home, she began to experience severe abdominal pain. By the time doctors realized that the infant was outside the uterus in the abdominal cavity, an emergency cesarean section was unsuccessful in delivering the baby before it suffered severe compromise. The child died two days later. Our attorneys demonstrated that the mother should never have been sent home from the hospital, and that had she been monitored properly, her impending uterine rupture would have been recognized, and a timely cesarean section would have been performed. The claim of our clients sought damages for the wrongful death of their daughter as well as the mother's personal injuries.

Skull Fracture During Delivery - Confidential Settlement

Our medical negligence wrongful death lawyers negotiated a confidential settlement on behalf of the parents of an infant who died from skull fractures he sustained during delivery. Our deposition exam of the defendant obstetrician revealed that he recognized that the infant's ability to pass through the birth canal was compromised. Rather than proceeding to a cesarean section, the physician employed metal forceps to engage the infant's head to advance the delivery. Imaging studies showed massive cranial fractures, and the infant died shortly after birth. The father had witnessed the horrific delivery, and a portion of the settlement was attributed to his claim for emotional distress.

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