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Belleville Family Sues Doctor and Hospital for Birth Injury

Beckie — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:00:20 +0000

According to the Madison St. Clair Record, Jennifer and Lance Schenider filed a lawsuit against Protestant Memorial Medical Center doing business as Memorial Hospital and Dr. Michael E. Herrmann. The parents allege their daughter, Sophia Schenider, suffered a brain injury during the birth process and action of both hospital and doctor caused her cerebral palsy.

The Scheniders claim their daughter was born with hypoxic brain injury, which is when the brain does not receive enough oxygen during the birthing process. Because of her brain injury, Sophia developed cerebral palsy. Sophia lost enjoyment of a normal life and sustains disfigurement, disability, pain and suffering, according to the complaint.

Sophia Schenider has no ability to become adequately educated, has suffered impaired earning capacity, and will continue to incur large medical costs, the lawsuit states.

Her parents allege the hospital and Dr. Hermann caused Sophia’s injuries by negligently rupturing membranes when her head engaged before birth and failed to utilize in-utero resuscitation maneuvers. The parents also claim the doctor failed to prepare for an emergency C-section to prevent prolonged deceleration. The family of Sophia Schenider seeks more than $150,000 in court judgment plus costs.

Settlement of $6.5 Million in Birth Injury Case

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:33:11 +0000

A child, who experienced extensive brain damage more than 10 years ago at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital while her mother was in labor, has been awarded a settlement of $6.5 million.

The lawsuit claims that the hospital did not perform a timely cesarean operation when the mother was in labor with her child. The result of the delay is that her child is suffering from cerebral palsy and mental retardation, each directly related to the birth injuries incurred. This means that the child requires constant care, experiences seizures and has no options for employment or independent living in the future.

Her mother filed and pursued the lawsuit against the hospital and the delivering physician on order to secure damages and the ability to provide the 24 hour care that her daughter will need for the rest of her life. Medical expenses and health care as well as constant care are expensive and the strain of caring for the child and providing financial support for her whole life is more than most parents can afford.

Birth injury claims are prevalent today as more and more is known about what causes birth defects and how they can be prevented. When a hospital or physician is negligent, then the parent is in a position to draw attention to that negligence and be awarded damages to help care for the child who was damaged by the negligence. Whether a mistake or malpractice doesn’t matter, all that matters is that a child is born and through some chain of events at the time of birth is injured grievously and needs justice.

Infant Dies Amid Heparin Scandal

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:29:53 +0000

One infant who was given overdoses of the blood thinner heparin died Tuesday morning (July 8). The mistake that lead to the widespread overdose at Christus Spohn Hospital South in Corpus Christi occurred in the pharmacy last Thursday where personnel mistakenly mixed the pediatric version of heparin with other solutions, including saline. Two pharmacy staffers are on voluntary leave until the investigation is resolved.

The deceased infant was already very sick before the heparin overdose, so hospital officials do not know yet how much the drug affected the infant’s health. The pending autopsy will tell for sure.
The pharmaceutical error was discovered by nurses running routine blood work. Though heparin is commonly prescribed to newborns (especially those born prematurely), too much heparin can cause serious damage. So far, at least 17 babies at Christus Spohn are known to have received overdoses.

A second infant, the twin sister of the newborn boy that died Wednesday, also died at the hospital. The cause of death has not been determined.

Though the autopsy of the brother showed his death was not caused by a heparin overdose, the parents have been granted a temporary restraining order that will keep the twins’ hospital records intact.

The twins were born 4 weeks early at Christus Spohn Hospital Alice. They were transferred to Christus Spohn Hospital South that same day.

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Christus Spohn Hospital South in Corpus Christi has admitted fault in the heparin overdose scandal that erupted last week when as many as 17 infants were given 100 times the normal dose.
So far, one pair of twins has died and other infants remain ill. The family of the deceased newborns is demanding answers and accountability from the hospital.

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Approximately one in 15 children is subjected to an accidental overdose, serious adverse drug reaction, or medical mix up in a hospital.
The lawyers at Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP are experienced Texas birth trauma and medical malpractice attorneys who work to protect you and your family from negligent doctors and hospitals.