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Appeals Court Upholds $3 Million Ruling for Birth Injury Caused by Topamax

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 8th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

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A $3 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson for severe birth injuries that resulted from the mother taking Topamax has been upheld by a Pennsylvania appeals court. While Topamax is normally prescribed to ease...

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Too Many C-Sections in the U.S.?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on April 18th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

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Every year, nearly one of every three babies born in the U.S. are delivered by cesarean section (C-section). Is that too much? A recently released study from Consumer Reports suggests C-section births in the...

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Jury Awards Family Nearly $30 Million In Birth Injury Case

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on April 13th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

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The negligence of a physician now practicing in New York was deemed responsible for a birth injury that left a Massachusetts girl unable to walk or talk, legally blind and dependent upon a tube...

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Erb’s Palsy: Things You May Need To Know

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 25th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

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Erb’s palsy is a nerve injury that occurs during difficult birthing procedures – normally involving the delivery of large babies, breech delivery or prolonged labor. Named for one of the physicians who first diagnosed...

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Birth Injury Lawsuit Filed Against Samaritan Medical Center

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 14th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

In January, a mother and boy from North Carolina named The Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown in a birth injury lawsuit. According to the complaint, the boy, now 9, was deprived of oxygen during...

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Mother Sues for Birth Injury in New York

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on August 19th, 2015 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

According to a recent report, a mother in New York has recently filed a birth injury malpractice lawsuit, claiming that employees at a non-profit neighborhood health center were “negligent and careless” during the delivery of...

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How Is the Apgar Score Related to Birth Injuries?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 24th, 2015 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

Developed in 1953 by physician Virginia Apgar, M.D., the Apgar score is a way to measure the initial health of a newborn. The score brought about a more uniform way of measuring heart rate,...

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Types of Birth Injuries

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 17th, 2015 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

While the birth of a child should be one of the greatest experiences of the parents’ lives, sometimes birth injuries mar the joy. There are different types of birth injuries, with some being only...

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Mom Forced Into Unwanted C-Section

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on May 27th, 2014 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

Recently, a Staten Island woman was forced to undergo a Cesarean section. She is now filing a lawsuit against the hospital and the physicians, according to a recent report. After two previous C-sections, mother...

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5 Troubling Statistics Regarding Birth Injuries in the United States

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 14th, 2014 in Birth Injury Blog

Birth is a complicated process, and even though it’s been happening since before history was even recorded the fact of the matter is that a lot can go wrong during the delivery of any...

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