What should have been a joyous time with their newborn turned to tragedy for two parents who are now calling for significant reforms in the area of forceps delivery in Australia. Hannah and Martin Beaty are working to increase public awareness of the risks of... Read More

A Virginia family may soon see resolution to their legal woes with Hawaii’s Tripler Army Medical Center, where their son suffered a traumatic birth in 2010. According to their malpractice complaint filed in 2012, the military hospital staff who attended the birth failed “to promptly... Read More

An Indiana woman who claims malpractice led to permanent injuries for both her and her daughter has been unable to take legal action against the hospital allegedly responsible for the errors. Health records on the delivery were missing for many years, leaving the mother unable to... Read More

A New York resident, both individually and on behalf of her infant child, filed a Federal Tort Claims action alleging negligent prenatal, obstetrical and medical care. The plaintiff claims that as a direct and proximate result of the defendant’s alleged conduct, her child was born... Read More

A 10-year-old Irish girl who sustained injuries during her birth that caused her to become tetraplegic has been granted an additional $9.87 million in a birth injury settlement from the hospital where she was born, bringing her total settlement to $11.4 million. Alex Butler received... Read More

A New York mother has filed a birth injury malpractice lawsuit on behalf of her two-year-old daughter against the United States of America. She claims employees at the non-profit neighborhood health center where she gave birth to the girl were “negligent and careless.” Two physicians... Read More

A permanent injury to a newborn child led a jury in Jackson County, Oregon, to award $1 million in a shoulder dystocia lawsuit. The plaintiffs claim that negligence during labor led to the severe tearing of the baby’s brachial plexus nerves and permanent disability in her left hand. The... Read More

Massachusetts resident Andrea Larkin and her family were awarded $35.4 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against Dr. Jehane Johnston and Dedham Medical Associates. Larkin, now age 35, suffered a stroke hours after giving birth to her daughter seven years ago, and has been... Read More