$2 Million for a Twin with Developmental Delays and Speech Deficits

Oct 20, 2011

OUTCOME: $2 Million Settlement

Pregnant with twins, the mother delivered Twin A without a problem, but was given a C-section dose of anesthesia before delivering Twin B, even though no C-section was performed. This caused maternal h ... ypotension, non-reassuring fetal heart tones, and a delay in delivery of Twin B. Twin B suffers from mild developmental delays and speech deficits. Twin A is uninjured.

$3.9 Million for a Child with Motor Delays and Mild Cerebral Palsy

Oct 12, 2011

OUTCOME: $3.9 Million Settlement

Hospital staff confused the mother's heart beat with the baby's on the fetal monitor and missed the fact that the baby was in distress. Now school-age, the child suffers from motor delays and mild cer ... ebral palsy.

$3.6 Million for a Child with Developmental Delays and Cerebral Palsy

Sep 28, 2011

OUTCOME: $3.6 Million Settlement

Pregnant for the first time, the mother was treated by a private physician prenatally. Fetal heart tones were reassuring when the mother went into labor, but as labor progressed, fetal heart tones beca ... me non-reassuring. Baby was vaginally delivered with delivery-assistance devices and now suffers from developmental delays and mild cerebral palsy.

$3.9 Million: Delayed Emergency C-Section Causes HIE, Trauma, Cerebral Palsy and Seizure Disorder

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OUTCOME: $3.9 Million Settlement

In this case, Reiter & Walsh, P.C. asserted that a few different instances of negligence contributed to the baby’s hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), brain damage, and cerebral palsy. Throughout he ... r pregnancy, the child’s mother experienced a genital herpes diagnosis, a gestational diabetes diagnosis, and a scabies rash. These complications are known to increase a fetus’s risk of macrosomia, birth trauma, and oxygen deprivation. Additionally, the baby’s gestational age was unclear—two ultrasounds suggested different gestational ages and the date of conception was indeterminate. However, since the mother had gestational diabetes, it was important that the baby was delivered between 39 and 40 weeks of age in order to avoid complications. The presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid, non-reassuring fetal heart tracings, and fetal monitoring signals proved that the child wasn’t able to tolerate vaginal delivery and instead required a C-section. When the C-section was finally performed, the baby had suffered oxygen deprivation and birth trauma and required resuscitation. She was born with a slow heart rate, seizures, abnormal head imaging, and cerebral palsy.

$3.75 Million: Ill-Advised VBAC and Delayed C-Section Cause HIE, Cerebral Palsy, Feeding Problems, and Cognitive Defects

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OUTCOME: $3.75 Million Settlement

In this case, the mother was advised by her midwife that she was a safe and eligible candidate for a VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Cesarean) delivery. However, the mother exhibited several risk factors inc ... luding extreme obesity, a history of C-section for fetal distress, a recent C-section, and a single layer incision. When the mother reached full term, a different midwife induced labor by rupturing the mother’s membranes and, as a result, caused umbilical cord compression and non-reassuring fetal heart tracings. Medical professionals considered performing an emergency C-section but rather injected fluid into the amniotic sac to relieve cord compression and oxygen deprivation. A few hours later, the mother vaginally delivered a baby with injuries from hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Failure to promptly perform an emergency C-section in this high-risk, misguided VBAC birth resulted in a child with cognitive defects, feeding problems, and severe cerebral palsy.

$3.5 Million: Failure to Prevent Early Labor and Treat Maternal Infection Leads to Cerebral Palsy and Cognitive Impairments

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OUTCOME: $3.5 Million Settlement

The mother of twins began spotting at 27 weeks of pregnancy, so she went to the hospital for medical help. After exhibiting no signs of contractions, she was sent home. In three days, the mother went i ... nto labor and delivered twins due to placental abruption and chronic maternal vessel disease. Our Michigan cerebral palsy lawyers found that the medical professionals were obligated to diagnose and treat these complications during one of her two earlier visits. Failure to do so resulted in cerebral palsy and cognitive impairments in the twins.

$2.75 Million Settlement for a Child with Brain Damage and Permanent Disabilities from Delayed Delivery

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OUTCOME: $2.75 Million Settlement

In this case, Reiter & Walsh, P.C. secured $2.75 million for a baby born with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), white matter brain damage and intracranial hemorrhages (brain bleeds) with resultant ... developmental delays, cognitive impairments, learning disabilities and seizures. Reiter & Walsh, P.C. attorneys Jesse Reiter, Rebecca Walsh and Jennifer Secorski secured $2.75 million in compensatory damages from doctors and nurses at the defendant hospital and prenatal care clinic. They contended the following: -Medical personnel from the high-risk clinic should have created a plan to monitor the mother for fetal growth restriction based on her health history -Medical personnel should have warned the mother about the dangers intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) -Medical personnel should have performed ultrasounds and fundal height measurements to detect and address intrauterine growth restriction and oligohydramnios -Medical personnel should have performed a non-stress test at the 33-week prenatal care visit

$2.050 Million for a Birth Injury Case

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OUTCOME: $2.050 Million Settlement

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$2.65 Million for a Child with Birth Injuries

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OUTCOME: $2.65 Million Settlement

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$4.35 Million for a Twin with Birth Injuries

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OUTCOME: $4.35 Million Settlement