$23.9 Million jury verdict after hospital delay causes baby’s brain injury
Baby suffered permanent brain injury when she slowly suffocated during labor and delivery. Doctors and nurses missed several critical...
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Here is what juries are doing in Hawai`i and across the country. Feel free to comment. Mahalo.
Jul 13, 2022
$14 Million jury verdict after hospital fails to diagnose infection, leading to paralysis
Emergency room doctors failed to find a spinal infection during two emergency room visits for neck pain and fever in 46 year-old man. The...
Jul 13, 2022
$206 Million Jury verdict upheld after hospital caused brain damage in delivering baby
Parents were incorrectly told baby was likely to die or suffer brain damage, wanting parents to terminate pregnancy. Parents declined...
Jul 13, 2022
$11.5 Million settlement after US Navy Hospital (Guam) deprives newborn of oxygen
Couple stationed in Guam reached settlement with Navy Hospital after their son was born with permanent brain damage as a result of being...
Jul 13, 2022
$30 Million jury verdict against Hospital and ER surgeon for delay
Victim was bystander in drive-by shooting, was rushed to ER. ER doctor was performing an elective surgery and did not do anything to...
Jul 13, 2022
$3 Million jury verdict following death during botched surgery
35 year-old was having a benign growth removed from her uterus when her blood pressure dropped but the surgeon kept going. After a 7-day...
Jul 13, 2022
$24.5 Million jury verdict against doctors for death of woman hours after childbirth
Woman died following massive bleeding which was caused by complications during delivery. Verdict includes $3.675 Million to husband;...
Jul 13, 2022
Hospital ordered to pay $23.6 Million to newborn who suffered brain damage
City hospital must pay $23.6 Million to a girl who sustained brain damage after a delayed C-section.
Jul 13, 2022
$73 Million jury verdict for botching delivery, causing brain damage
Fetal tests indicated likelihood of macrosomia (large baby), requiring additional ultrasound testing during pregnancy and pre-delivery. ...
Jul 13, 2022
$8.72 Million jury verdict after botched laparoscopy surgery
A 26 year-old woman agreed to an exploratory laparoscopy to find the cause of her abdominal pain. The surgery was performed by a...
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