Our lawyers resolved this case for a badly damaged child who developed distress during labor at a point when no doctor was available to consult or do an emergency surgical delivery. The obstetrician left the hospital to run a personal errand and was not available to perform an emergency C-section. The obstetrician believed labor was…
Delayed Cesarean Section/HIE Causing Birth Injury
Child v. Doctor – Failure to Recognize Fetal Distress Causing Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
Walkup attorneys negotiated a cash and annuity settlement with a present cash value in excess of $5 million on behalf of an infant born with severe developmental delay, spastic quadriparesis and permanent neurological injuries after doctors and nursing staff failed to monitor the mother and deliver the baby quickly when fetal heart monitors indicated severe…
Ramirez v. Anonymous Health Plan – Medical Malpractice/Birth Injury Causing Cerebral Palsy
Our medical negligence lawyers obtained a settlement having a present cash value of more than $5 million on behalf of a 6-year-old girl who sustained brain damage and cerebral palsy as a result of injuries during birth. The defendant in the case was a national health maintenance organization. The obstetricians employed by the HMO failed…
Newborn v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan – Medical Malpractice Leading to Birth Injury
In a case involving cerebral palsy, our attorneys obtained a binding arbitration award following a two-week arbitration having a present cash value of $4.1 million on behalf of a 3-year-old boy afflicted with multiple neurological injuries as a result of negligent delivery. Attorneys from Walkup Melodia were able to prove that the infant endured a…
Parents v. Sonoma County Group – Obstetrical Negligence Causing Birth Injury
Nurse error: We obtained a $3.25 million settlement for a child who suffered cerebral palsy, cortical blindness and other complications at birth. The attending nurses ignored signs of fetal distress, despite the high-risk nature of the pregnancy.
Baby Anthony v. Pediatrician – Hospital Negligence Causing Birth Injury
Birth Injury – Improper Vacuum Delivery
Our birth injury team achieved a major confidential settlement on behalf of a 3-year-old Central Coast girl who sustained a hypoxic brain injury and cerebral palsy as a result of labor and delivery negligence. Walkup lawyers proved that the mother’s obstetrician recognized that the baby’s head was in a position that made vaginal delivery dangerous….
Failure To Recognize Neonatal Hypoglycemia
Walkup attorneys obtained a mediated settlement of $2.25 million on behalf of a male infant who now suffers from blindness, developmental delay and cognitive deficits, and who also had his pancreas removed after nursing staff failed to follow proper protocols when the infant showed signs of hypoglycemia. An MRI revealed evidence of posterior cerebral artery…
Birth Injury – Delayed Hospital Admittance
Delayed hospital admittance: We negotiated a favorable settlement on behalf of a child who suffered brain damage and other complications when the mother’s uterus ruptured. A nurse negligently failed to advise the mother to come to the hospital in time.
