The following verdicts and settlements are representative of those recently obtained
by Dugan, Babij & Tolley, LLC on behalf of children
with birth injuries.
1. Cerebral Palsy Baby Boy v. Defendant Doctor/Hospital - Failure to diagnose and treat bleeding placenta previa. Baby suffered blood loss and hypoxia leading to hypovolemic shock. Total annuity value of recovery: Over $44 million dollars.
2. Cerebral Palsy Baby Girl v. Defendant Doctor/Hospital - Failure to reasonably manage post-dates/post-term pregnancy. Baby suffered hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Total present value of recovery: $3 million dollars.
3. Cerebral Palsy Young Man v. Defendant Doctor/Hospital Clinic - Failure to monitor and treat maternal diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Delay in delivery leading to fetal hypoxia and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. $4.3 million present value jury verdict.
4. Cerebral Palsy Baby Boy v. Defendant Doctor/Hospital - Failure to adequately monitor and respond to nonreassuring fetal heart rate patterns and uterine hyperstimulation during induction of labor with Cytotec. Baby suffered hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Total annuity value of recovery: Over $25 million dollars.
5. Cerebral Palsy Baby Girl v. Defendant Doctor/Hospital - Failure to assess and respond to retroplacental abruption. Baby suffered hypoxia and resulting hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Total annuity value of recovery: Over $17 million dollars.
6. Cerebral Palsy Baby Boy v. Defendant Doctor/Hospital - Failure to promptly assess and respond to nonreassuring fetal heart rate tracing. Delay in delivery resulted in hypoxia and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Total annuity value of recovery: Over $11 million dollars.
7. Cerebral Palsy Baby Boy v. Defendant HMO - Failure to assess and treat neonatal congestive heart failure. Baby developed hypoxia and resulting hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Total annuity value of recovery: Over $35 million dollars.
8. Cerebral Palsy Baby Boy v. Defendant Hospital - Failure to reasonably manage maternal sickle cell disease. Prolonged rupture of membranes leads to fetal sepsis. Traumatic delivery associated with vacuum extractor. Baby developed hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Total present value of recovery: $3.5 million dollars.
9. Cerebral Palsy Baby Girl v. Defendant Doctor/Hospital - Failed vacuum extractor/forceps delivery. Baby suffers traumatic head injury resulting in massive hemorrhage. Baby developed hypoxia and resulting hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Total present value of recovery: $2.25 million dollars.
10. Cerebral Palsy Teenager v. Defendant Doctor/Medical Professional Association - Placental abruption caused by unnecessary third trimester invasive amniocentesis procedure. Placental abruption results in fetal hypoxia and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Total present value of recovery: $2.5 million dollars.
* Past results are no guarantee of future success.
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