A $17.5 million settlement was recently reached in a birth injury lawsuit.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit alleged that negligence on the part of a hospital and obstetrician during labor and delivery led to a boy being disabled for life. <\/p>\n
Jurors cleared the Ob\/Gyn of liability, but found the hospital negligent and liable. Although jurors ordered the defendant to pay $18.27 million, the mother agreed to accept a slightly lower settlement amount in exchange for the hospital not appealing the verdict.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit claimed that the mother presented at the hospital in 2007 for the delivery of her son, with no known injuries or conditions and no indication of a high-risk pregnancy. The doctor ordered that labor be induced with the commonly used medication Pitocin, and the obstetrician left standing orders for Pitocin to be administered. <\/p>\n
According to the lawsuit, the mother experienced a certain contraction pattern for six hours, causing the baby’s brain to be (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A $17.5 million settlement was recently reached in a birth injury lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged that negligence on the part of a hospital and obstetrician during labor and delivery led to a boy being disabled for life. Jurors cleared the…<\/span><\/p>\n