California Birth Injury Lawsuit Verdicts & Settlements
We have helped the parents, grandparents and guardians of children with cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy, mental retardation, seizures, and other injuries that have occurred during birth. We know that children with cerebral palsy require special treatment, occupational therapy, medication and attendant care. If you are a parent with a special needs child, there are many resources which may be able to provide you help. If your baby suffered injuries before, during or after birth, our staff (which includes a doctor-lawyer) may be able to help. While cerebral palsy can be caused by things other than birth trauma (including bacterial or viral infections) only experts trained in assessing the management of labor and delivery can determine if your child’s injury was related to negligence.
Our California attorneys and experts have identified negligence in cases involving forceps deliveries, vacuum extractions, exceptionally long labor, low amniotic fluid, twisted, compressed or compromised umbilical cords, a baby that is large for its gestational age, placental abruption, uterine rupture and signs of lack of oxygen and/or trauma. Our attorneys will analyze electronic fetal heart rate monitoring tapes to determine if you and your baby were properly monitored during the birth process. Below are just a few examples of how we have helped families finance the cost of rehabilitation and recovery.
- Failure to Recognize Fetal Distress - Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegia and Cognitive Impairment $23.2 Million jury verdict
- Failure of Nurses To Notify Doctor About Fetal Heart Rate – $3,250,000 Present Value Settlement
- Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Damage - $5,000,000 Present Value Settlement
- Anoxic Encephalopathy – $5,000,000 Present Value Settlement
- Prolonged Labor - Wrongful Death of Newborn/MICRA limit settlement
- Failure to Recognize Fetal Distress - Quadriplegia/Brain Damage Confidential Settlement
- Failure to Diagnose Down Syndrome - $875,000 Wrongful Birth Settlement
- Failure To Perform Timely Cesarean Section – $4,100,000 Settlement
- Delayed Admittance to Hospital – Cerebral Palsy
- Failure to Recognize Neonatal Hypoglycemia – $2,250,000 Settlement
- Uterine Rupture – Infant Death
- Birth Injury - $4,750,000 Settlement
If your child has suffered a birth injury, we want to hear your story. If medical negligence or medical malpractice was involved, our lawyers want to help. Contact the California birth injury attorneys at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger in San Francisco for a free consultation.
Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger
Birth Injury Lawsuits Verdicts & Settlements
San Francisco, California
