The parents of a stillborn baby have filed a birth injury lawsuit against the United States of America, the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the Tennessee healthcare system that provided care to the mother and child. The mother’s due date was... Read More

A birth injury lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against the federal government pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act. The complaint stems from negligence during a vacuum-assisted delivery alleged to have occurred at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, which... Read More

A mother from Ohio filed a brachial plexus injury lawsuit in mid-June 2015, alleging that the negligence of the defendant, a healthcare facility, directly caused her child’s birth injuries. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia... Read More

A new study may give expectant mothers pause before scheduling an elective Cesarean section delivery. According to research published in the British Medical Journal on June 10, 2015, babies born via C-section may be at a greater risk of developing chronic health problems as adults. ... Read More

Researchers at Australia’s Adelaide University have found that as many as 45 percent of cerebral palsy cases are caused by genetic mutation — not by complications at birth. The study adds to research released in February, revealing that 14% of cases had a genetic link.... Read More

The appeal of the husband of an Air Force Captain who filed a cerebral palsy lawsuit against a Colorado hospital has been denied. His wife arrived at the medical facility on March 16, 2009 to give birth to their daughter by a scheduled cesarean section.... Read More

A married couple from Colorado Springs, CO has filed a birth injury lawsuit against the Puerto Rico hospital where their son was born and some of the doctors involved in his delivery. They claim the negligence of the doctors and the hospital staff caused their... Read More

A mother plaintiff has filed an Erb’s palsy lawsuit on behalf of her daughter, who was left with serious and permanent injuries due to medical malpractice in the delivery room. The plaintiff’s case also alleges she was not given the information necessary to provide proper... Read More