O.P. v. Doe Bakersfield Hospital and Roe physician
Jan 01, 2011OUTCOME: Settled for $11,000,000
A newbon had a low intermediate level of bilirubin and jaundice, and t he pediatrician and hospital failed to communicate and properly manage the jaundice. As a result, the baby developed severe jaund ... ice, called hyperbilirubinemia, which caused brain injury known as kernicterus. The baby sustained cerebral palsy, is fed through a gastrostomy tube, and has a tracheostomy.
