Category Archives: Birth Injury

News about birth injuries, compensation and verdicts from our Florida birth injury attorneys.

Could Robots Help Prevent Birth Injuries?

Engineers who created a robot that looks like a CPR doll are hoping their innovation will train doctors to react property in birthing emergencies. A common birth injury that results from doctor’s error in a birthing emergency is shoulder dystocia, which is one of the forms of medical malpractice that the makers of this robot … Read more…

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How Could a No-Fault Birth Injury Fund Affect Lawsuits?

A state senator for Maryland is proposing a no-fault birth injury fund, which could affect the future of birth injury lawsuits in that state. If it passes, it could disrupt the traditional litigation between birth injury attorneys and hospitals in medical malpractice cases. The plan is for each hospital in Maryland to pay $25 million … Read more…

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What is Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy?

A birth injury medical malpractice lawsuit was filed on February 13, 2015 against a Michigan hospital for alleged delays in a delivery that may have led to permanent and disabling injuries. The incident occurred on July 5, 2012. The mother was given Misoprostol to induce labor. A few hours later, there was a possibility of … Read more…

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