The parents of a young girl badly harmed during her delivery recently secured a significant award from the Scranton, Pennsylvania hospital where the child was born. The settlement will help to pay for the victim\u2019s ongoing medical care, which she will need for the remainder of her life to live in comfort and dignity.<\/p>\n
According to the complaint, the child is \u201cneurologically devastated with global cognitive and physical deficits and delays\u201d as a result of the hospital\u2019s mismanagement of her mother\u2019s care while in labor. The plaintiff asserted the treating physician should have ordered a cesarean section to prevent the hypoxic brain damage from which the child continues to suffer from to this day.<\/p>\n
The settlement earmarks $9.05 million to pay for the victim\u2019s care and another $2 million in compensation to the parent\u2019s for the child\u2019s injuries. Furthermore, the settlement covers all off the medical malpractice attorney\u2019s fees and court costs necessary to compel the hospital to take responsibility for its indifference to the victim\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n
Often times, hospitals attempt to skirt liability by denying responsibility and delaying investigations, which ultimately put victims and their families in difficult financial and emotional situations. Fortunately, the law gives medical malpractice victims the right to hold wrongdoers accountable by filing legal claims to recover for their damages.<\/p>\n
While the Washington, DC birth injury lawyers<\/a> of The Cochran Firm, D.C. was not involved in this particular case, our dedicated medical malpractice lawyers<\/a> frequently represent victims and families of medical mistakes. Our experienced team includes an attorney who is also a former registered nurse, an in-house nurse\/paralegal, and access to some of the leading experts in the study of medical standards of care.<\/p>\n