Jury Awards $2.8 Million in Baby Brain Damages Cerebral palsy Case
Case Summary:
Amount: $2,800,000Court: Cuyahoga County Common Pleas
Date: February 1999
Plaintiff's Counsel: Thomas Mester, William S. Jacobson
Description: Medical Malpractice
Defendant obstetrician failed to intervene in a timely fashion by way of discontinuing Pitocin or by way of c-section in the face of persistent decelerations continuing for a two hour period of time. Apgars and pH were normal and multi organ system failure was questionable. Child suffered cerebral palsy and is profoundly retarded.
