Philadelphia Birth Injury Attorneys

Medical Malpractice

$2.1 million dollar verdict in Wrongful Death. Jim Ronca earned a $2.1 million dollar verdict in a case involving the death of a four-year-old boy. The child was admitted to an area hospital for respiratory distress from pneumonia and attending doctors did not evaluate and transfer the boy in time to save him. The case against the hospital was confidentially resolved prior to verdict after an eight-day trial.

$800,000 settlement for infant who sustained injury during delivery. Alan Schwartz settled a confidential case involving the Shoulder Dystocia delivery of a newborn. The child was delivered with one shoulder of the baby not entering the pelvis during the birth. This situation can lead to complications for both the baby and mother who were attended by a second year resident at the hospital without supervision. The woman's doctor was summoned for the delivery, but did not make it to the hospital in time, therefore a third year resident without Shoulder Dystocia experience delivered the child. The baby's head was pulled with excess force, resulting in a Brachial Plexus injury. This is nerve damage with symptoms that include a limp or paralyzed arm, lack of muscle control in the arm, hand, or wrist, and lack of feeling or sensation in the arm or hand. This child had an initial operation and will have others to repair the nerve damage and deformity of the non-dominant arm and hand. The hospital, which has since closed, agreed to an $800,000 settlement before the trial.

$750,000 Settlement in delayed diagnosis of a four year old. A four-year-old girl received a $750,000 settlement against her pediatricians for a negligent delay in diagnosing her cancer of the bladder. The young child had a rhabdomyosarcoma, which is a very treatable cancer if caught early, but it took her pediatricians five months to diagnosis her disease. It was a medical fact that all tumors in the base of the bladder need total excision of the bladder, and defense argued it was speculative for plaintiff to say that five months earlier, radiation would have totally eliminated the tumor. Both sides presented very qualified experts. The young girl is now 9 years old and cancer free.

Settlement Reached in Wrongful Death/Still Birth Case. Stephen J. Pokiniewski, Esquire settled a medical malpractice case where a pregnant woman suffering from depression was prescribed the drug Paxil. She begain to have panic attacks, suffered sleeplessness and acute anxiety from taking this drug. The plaintiff attempted suicide and went into a coma and suffered a seizure. Her unborn child tragically died in utero. After the plaintiff was taken off the drug, she made a good recovery and now has two healthy children.

$9.6 Million Dollar Verdict in Profound Birthing Injury Case. Alan Schwartz earned a $9.6 million dollar verdict in a case involving a profound birthing injury during labor.

Multi-Million Dollar Verdict in Triplet Death Case. Alan Schwartz, in 1995, obtained a multi-million dollar settlement in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on behalf of parents of triplets who died shortly after birth.

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