Cacho v. Superior Court
Jan 01, 1992OUTCOME: confidential multi million settlement
(1991), 170 Ariz. 30, 821 P.2d 721
Robert H Kleinschmidt's Legal Cases (4)
Scottsdale, AZ
Medical malpractice Lawyer at Scottsdale, AZ
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury ... +2 more
Confidential
N/AOUTCOME: Large Confidential Settlement
HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC BRAIN INJURY This case involved profound brain damage, cortical blindness, cerebral palsy, and seizure disorder to a 10 lb. baby. The delivering physician and hospital nurses faile ... d to recognize signs of fetal distress on the fetal monitor. They failed to plan for a safe delivery of a large for gestational age (LGA) baby by properly interpreting the ultrasound. Instead, they attempted a vaginal delivery causing the mom's uterus to rupture. The baby then suffocated until delivery by c-section.
Confidential
N/AOUTCOME: Settlement
ANOXIC ENCEPHALOPATHY This case involved obstetrical negligence resulting in severe brain damage to a child injuried by kernicterus and hyperbilirubinemia. Kernicterus is a preventable injury which ... causes brain damage, deafness, spasticity, movement disorder, and gaze impairment. It can be prevented by treatment of elevated bilirubin, including leaving the infant under UV lights, monitoring blood levels, and careful observation. Unfortunately, in this case, the physician and hospital staff failed to diagnose signs and symptoms of hyperbilirubinemia and failed to treat severe jaundice causing the baby to develop kernicterus and profound brain injury.
Confidentail
N/AOUTCOME: Settled
UTERINE RUPTURE RESULTING IN FETAL DEATH - Confidential Settlement. This case involved failure to diagnose cephalopelvic disproportion (a baby whose head is too large to pass through the birth canal) ... . After excessive use of Pitocin to stimulate contractions for a vaginal delivery, and a protracted second stage of labor, the mom's uterus ruptured depriving the baby of oxygen causing the baby's death.
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