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Largest Medical Malpractice Award in Connecticut History

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

The largest medical malpractice award in Connecticut history was awarded recently, with $58 million going to a boy with cerebral palsy.

Daniel D’Attilo was born eight years ago after a delayed delivery. The case filed by his parents in 2005 asserts that Cathy D’Attilo’s amniotic fluid had dropped by half three days before his delivery. Her doctor apparently had this knowledge, yet chose to wait to perform a C-Section. The case also states that the C-Section was performed poorly.

The result of Daniel’s birth injury was brain damage, leading to a diagnosis of severe cerebral palsy. Doctors say he will never be able to speak, hear or walk. He also suffers from seizures.

It took six years for the D’Attilo to receive a verdict.

Of the $58 million the jury awarded, $8 million will go towards Daniel’s medical care. Due to the severity of his condition, he will require full-time care for his entire life. The other $50 million portion is for pain and suffering.

We hope the difficulty of Daniel’s condition will be made a little easier after the jury’s decision in his favor.

Cappolino Dodd Krebs, LLP – birth trauma lawyers

 

Oklahoma Birth Trauma Victim Awarded $1.8 Million

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

An Oklahoma jury has awarded $1.8 million to a young child and her family as a result of an injury she suffered during birth.

The jury determined that the doctor delivering Chaylee in 2008 inadvertently ripped and ruptured nerves in her left shoulder, making her left arm essentially useless. The lawsuit claims he made two mistakes: His choice to use a vacuum delivery was, in the eyes of some, his first mistake. They say it was unnecessary given the relatively good health of the baby in utero. The other mistake happened when Chaylee became stuck behind her mother’s pelvic bone and the doctor pulled down on her head in an attempt to free her.

An injury like Chaylee’s can severely limit the advancement of the fine motor skills children develop when they are young. For Chaylee, the severity of her birth injury makes it unlikely she will ever have significant use of her arm.

Also considered in the decision was the social stigma that Chaylee will likely face due to her obvious deformity.

Of the $1.8 million award, $1.2 million represents past and future medical bills, as well as potential lost wages. The remaining $600,000 was awarded for pain and suffering.

Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP – birth trauma attorneys

 

Boy with Cerebral Palsy is Modeling

Monday, January 30th, 2012

A young British boy with cerebral palsy has embarked upon a modeling career, despite the fact that he cannot talk and spends most of his time in a wheelchair.

Six-year-old Joshua Lindley has cerebral palsy quadriplegia and speaks using a special talking machine similar to that used by Professor Steven Hawking. He is able to understand everything, but he was unable to respond until his mom got him the digital talking aid.

With the machine, he can do things like tell him mom what he wants for dinner or what he wants to watch on TV, things that most people take for granted. The Vantage Talker machine has pictures for all the things in Joshua’s daily life, including pictures of his mother and father and the things he likes to eat. His mother got funding to purchase it through a government program.

Joshua likes to be the center of attention despite his condition. He has a beautiful smile and bright eyes, and his mother thought he might do well in modeling. Now he has a successful career as a child model, featured in catalogs, trade magazines and advertisements.

Joshua is a wonderful example of the possibilities after birth trauma when proper care is available. We wish him luck in his modeling career.

Cappolino Dodd Krebs, LLP – cerebral palsy attorneys

 

Doctor’s Haste Leaves Girl’s Arm Paralyzed

Friday, December 9th, 2011

A Douglas County, Nebraska jury determined that an obstetrician with Mid-City OB-GYN of Omaha was responsible for a birth injury that left a little girl without the use of her left arm. The jury awarded the now 3-year-old Chaylee Bentzinger-Hill $1.8 million for the ripped and ruptured nerves that occurred during her June 2008 delivery.

According to Joe Cullan, the attorney for Chaylee’s parents, Dr. Ann Sijulin used a vacuum to help the infant through the birth canal. The baby’s shoulder became stuck behind her mother’s pelvic bone, and the doctor pulled down on the baby’s head to get her through, which led to severe nerve damage.

“She panicked and she pulled,” Cullan said. “What you’re never, ever supposed to do is pull downward on the baby’s head. This case shows why. Three nerves were ripped out and two nerves were ruptured in half.”

Sijulin’s attorney, Thomas Shomaker, said he and his client were “saddened by the verdict.”

“We don’t think Dr. Sijulin did anything inappropriate or we wouldn’t have tried the case,” Shomaker said.

Almost all of the money will go directly to Chaylee, with $5,000 each for the two parents.

Do you have a loved one with a birth defect caused by a doctor’s negligence?

Cappolino Dodd Krebs – birth trauma lawyers