Physicians Pay $700,000 in Shoulder Dystocia Birth Trauma
Case Summary:
Amount: $700,000Court: Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
Date: April 2001
Plaintiff's Counsel: Thomas Mester, Harlan M. Gordon
Description: Medical Malpractice
Plaintiff suffered birth trauma when defendants encountered shoulder dystocia and there was a documented use of fundal pressure. Defendants deny fundal pressure was utilized in relieving shoulder dystocia and indicated that appropriate maneuvers were utilized but not documented.
