A Delaware jury in New Castle County Superior Court recently handed down a substantial $3 million verdict to a young boy left permanently disabled by the negligence of his mother\u2019s doctor at Dedicated To Women OB\/GYN. The birth injury lawsuit accused the doctor overseeing the delivery of forcefully pulling on the child\u2019s head, causing severe nerve damage to the infant\u2019s right arm that resulted in the limb\u2019s stunted growth and paralysis.<\/p>\n
According to the lawsuit, filed in September 2014, complications arose during the mother\u2019s pregnancy, including gestational diabetes, which forced the hospital to induce labor to keep the child safe. Unfortunately, the child\u2019s shoulder became logged in the mother\u2019s pelvis, forcing the attending doctor to take corrective actions.<\/p>\n
However, the plaintiff successfully argued the doctor failed to disclose the risks of performing the procedure necessary to free the child. Those adverse outcomes included permanent paralysis and other serious injuries. Furthermore, the doctor improperly applied his technique to dislodge the child, resulting in the child\u2019s permanent disabilities.<\/p>\n
As a result of his injuries, the young boy\u2019s right arm is several inches shorter than his left and cannot make full use of hand to perform basic, daily tasks. According to reports, the victim, now nine years old, wants nothing more than to regain full motion in his arm and pursue his favorite hobbies and sports.<\/p>\n
Serious birth injuries can result in catastrophic medical conditions such as cerebral palsy<\/a>, brain damage, learning disabilities, and paralysis. Often times, these types of adverse events occur because doctors failed to follow the medically accepted standard of care for treating patients undergoing medical procedures.<\/p>\n Under the law, doctors must apply accepted medical standards other doctors in the same speciality would use in similar situations. When physicians fail to live up to this legal duty, the consequences can be severe and parents have legal recourse to file a birth injury lawsuit<\/a> on behalf of the injured child.<\/p>\n While we expect wrongdoers to accept liability for their careless actions and compensate victims with the vital compensation needed for continuing medical treatment, many defendants choose to engage in prolonged litigation. Fortunately, the law gives victims the right to retain experienced medical malpractice injury lawyers to negotiate and prosecute birth injury lawsuits.<\/p>\nWashington DC medical malpractice injury lawyers<\/b><\/h3>\n