A cerebral palsy lawsuit that was decided in favor of the plaintiff in 2012 continues to make its way through the legal system. The question to date is whether there should be caps on attorney fees in birth injury claims. This case has had a long... Read More

The first three-dimensional or 3D printers were engineered in the 1980s. Over the past two decades, the system has become much more sophisticated, allowing large and intricate items to be printed in various materials including plastic, ceramics, wax and metal. By many accounts, this advanced technology has... Read More

Babies born with fetal macrosomia and large for gestational age status have an increased risk of experiencing neonatal complications, such as shoulder dystocia and emergency cesarean section. Prophylactic cesarean delivery and inducing labor prematurely have both been widely thought to prevent complications in delivery and... Read More

A mother recently brought a lawsuit against the Naval Medical Center at San Diego, claiming that because of the alleged negligence of the attending healthcare staff, her son was born with severe and permanent injuries, including brain damage that has led to significant functional impairments.... Read More

A Texas mother has filed a birth injury lawsuit against the Kansas hospital where her daughter was born and the doctor who delivered the now three-year-old child. On September 7, 2012, the mother was admitted to the hospital with premature rupture of membranes, at approximately... Read More

Cesarean births have been occurring with increasing frequency in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that cesarean deliveries made up more than 32 percent of all deliveries in this country in 2013. As more women are delivering their babies by... Read More

A Delaware mother is currently engaged in a fight to keep medical negligence claims alive in court in order to secure compensation for her son, who was allegedly harmed during labor and delivery. The defendants in the case are seeking summary judgement in the matter,... Read More

Following the abrupt and unexpected death of their five-day old son, two Illinois parents filed a wrongful death action against the United States of America, the U.S. Attorney General, and the individual obstetric team tasked with attending and monitoring the child’s birth. The lawsuit, which... Read More