Attorney Daryl Lee Zaslow's Legal Cases

Medical malpractice

DiGioxxx v. Dr. Lxxx

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OUTCOME: $5.5 Million Verdict for brachial plexus injury

The case was tried because the defendant refused to make a fair and reasonable settlement offer. The child was born during a delivery complicated by shoulder dystocia. Plaintiffâ€™s experts maintaine ... d that the permanent injury was caused by the doctor applying excessive lateral traction on the babyâ€™s head after her shoulder was impacted on her motherâ€™s pubic bone. Plaintiff underwent surgery to improve her condition. The Defendant maintained that she never applied excessive traction on the babyâ€™s head and that after properly diagnosing the shoulder dystocia, she easily freed the impacted shoulder by applying appropriate maneuvers. The defendantâ€™s expert opined that there are several causes for brachial plexus injuries other than excessive tractionand that the defendant did not deviate from accepted standards of care. After deliberating for several hours, the jury awarded over $5,5 million. There were no settlement offers made until after the defendant and defendantâ€™s expert testified.

Medical malpractice

Donxxxx v. Drisxxx

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OUTCOME: $8.2 Million in Wrongful Birth Down Syndrome Case

After more than 4 weeks of trial Daryl L. Zaslow obtained a $8,225,000 verdict on behalf of a 4 year old boy with Down Syndrome. Mr. Zaslow argued that due to the motherâ€™s advanced maternal age of 42 ... years she was at an increased risk of having a child with Down Syndrome and required a specialized prenatal screening test called a targeted ultrasound. A targeted ultrasound focuses, or targets, the fetal anatomical markers known to be associated with Down Syndrome. One of the Defendants in the suit was Plaintiffâ€™s obstetrician who did not order a targeted ultrasound, but rather, sent the mother for a standard obstetrical ultrasound. Unlike the targeted ultrasound, a standard obstetrical ultrasound is general prenatal screening test performed on pregnant patients who are not already identified as high risk and while it may detect the presence of markers for birth defects, its primary purpose is to confirm fetal growth and gestational age. Although the standard obstetrical ultrasound was interpreted as normal by the defendant radiologist Plaintiffâ€™s expert maintained that the ultrasound was misinterpreted by the radiologist and in fact showed a thickened nuchal fold which is a major marker or sign of Down Syndrome. Mr. Zaslow argued that this finding necessitated that the mother be sent for further prenatal screening tests including a targeted ultrasound and ultimately an amniocentesis. Had an amniocentesis been performed it would have diagnosed Down Syndrome and plaintiffâ€™s mother would have terminated the pregnancy, thereby avoiding the extraordinary costs and mental anguish associated with raising and caring for a person with Down Syndrome. Within moments of the plaintiffâ€™s birth on June 9, 2003, it was apparent that the infant had physical characteristics of Down Syndrome or Trisomy 21. Chromosomal tests confirmed the diagnosis which results in mental retardation, facial and other physical stigmas and a shortened life expectancy.

Personal injury

Estate of Joseph XXX v. SponXXX Landscaping Co.

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OUTCOME: $2.65 Million Verdict

Mr. Zaslow obtained a $2,650,000 verdict on behalf of the Estate of a 42 year old man who died in a motor vehicle accident when he was making a left turn from a stop sign in the decedent’s direction. ... Mr. Zaslow presented expert testimony that the defendant likely was suffering the adverse effects of Benadryl at the time of the accident, which include drowsiness, fatigue and disturbed coordination and that these factors contributed to the accident.

Daryl Lee Zaslow's Legal Cases (3)

DiGioxxx v. Dr. Lxxx

Donxxxx v. Drisxxx

Estate of Joseph XXX v. SponXXX Landscaping Co.