Verdicts and Settlements
$10 Million (5.365 Million)
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$4.2 Million ($1.625 Million)
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$3.2 Million ($1.875 Million)
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$2.65 Million
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$1.485 Million
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$1.1 Million
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$1 Million ($550,000)
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Awards and Memberships
Covering the cost of a NICU stay
/0 Comments/in Birth Injury, Pregnancy /by rstokesWhen a baby requires care after birth, they will be transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, or the NICU. Babies may require a NICU stay if they were born prematurely, had problems during delivery, or experienced complications after birth. The cost of a NICU stay depends on a number of factors including duration, treatments,…
Research on babies and children in South Carolina reveals decline in the incidence of cerebral palsy
/0 Comments/in Birth Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Disability /by rstokesIn Australia and Europe, researchers have been able to use population-based registries to extract data on the incidence of cerebral palsy (CP) over time. However, the U.S. does not have a similar registry, and therefore research on the prevalence of cerebral palsy in American babies and children has produced more nebulous results. This lack of…
Stillbirths and Medical Malpractice: A Legal “Gap”
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by rstokesIntroduction Worldwide, there are about 2.6 million stillbirths each year (1), 24,000 of which occur in the U.S. (2). Our rate of stillbirth is higher than that of many other developed nations. For example, it is more than double the rate in Iceland (3). This regional variation in stillbirths demonstrates that many of these deaths…
Study of birth injury cases sheds light on medical errors responsible for cerebral palsy
/0 Comments/in Birth Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) /by rstokesCerebral palsy often stems from medical malpractice around the time of birth (making it a birth injury), and many parents choose to sue the doctors or hospitals that are responsible. Information collected from these legal cases could shed light on the types of medical errors most likely to contribute to a cerebral palsy diagnosis; however,…
New studies on Sildenafil treatment in babies with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
/in Birth Injury, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) /by rstokesSildenafil is the phosphodiesterase-V inhibitor more commonly known as Viagra (1). It has been successful in treating pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) because it increases blood pressure in the lungs. It has grown in usage and is now the major treatment option for PAH in babies, even though it is still used off-label and requires…