Birth Injury Settlement Helps Family Ensure Lifelong Care
$6 Million Birth Injury Settlement Helps Family Ensure Lifelong Care
Recently, a family contacted Donahue & Horrow LLP after their daughter was severely injured at birth. The family believed that the medical professionals and medical facilities were responsible for the serious neurological injury that their daughter suffered. After listening to the family’s story, reviewing the medical records, and discussing with credible experts, Tom Donahue agreed that he and his team at Donahue & Horrow LLP would represent the family. Through their hard work, Donahue & Horrow LLP was able to obtain a $6,000,000 birth injury settlement for the family; an amount that will allow the family to ensure that their child is cared for through the remainder of her life.
After initiating a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital, medical group, and treating doctors, Donahue & Horrow obtained deposition testimony and additional records that further supported the family’s allegation that their daughter’s injuries were completely preventable.
Tom Donahue and his team of experts concluded that the little girl’s birth followed a prolonged and preventable period of fetal distress, arrested descent, uterine tachysystole and failed vacuum delivery. She was born severely depressed, hypoxic, acidotic and required full resuscitation. She was then admitted to the NICU. The young girl was eventually diagnosed with cerebral palsy. She will require lifelong attendant care and will not be able to pursue gainful employment.
In order to support the family’s birth injury case, Donahue & Horrow secured the opinions of a board certified obstetrician-gynecologist, a maternal fetal medicine physician, a pediatric neuroradiologist, a pediatric neuropsychologist, a pediatric neurologist, a nurse life care planner, a pediatric rehabilitation physician, and an economist and others to further support the claims of liability and support the damages. Tom Donahue effectively persuaded the mediator and defendants of the strength of the family’s case, resulting in a substantial settlement.
The birth injury settlement will allow the family to ensure that the child obtains the best care possible for the rest of her life.
If you believe that you or a member of your family has been the victim of medical malpractice, call Donahue & Horrow LLP at (877) 664-5407 for a free consultation. Our dedicated team is ready to fight for you.