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News - Verdicts/Successes
Announcements | Verdicts/Successes
John Hill obtains defense verdict in birth injury case in Lehigh County
The
jury returned a defense verdict after 4 hours of deliberation,
ending a week long trial in Lehigh County before Judge
Carol McGinley.
The
allegations in this medical malpractice action claim
that the defendant doctor, an OB/GYN, failed to provide
proper prenatal care to the plaintiff-mother, from February
to September of 2001 causing the stillborn death of
plaintiffs' infant. Specifically, plaintiffs' claimed
that the defendant doctor failed to appreciate that
the baby was experiencing Intrauterine Growth Restriction
(IUGR), which was evident from lab studies, a fundal
height lag, and decreased fetal movement. The decreased
fetal movement was noted only two days before the death
of the baby was confirmed by ultrasound. The baby was
delivered stillborn on 9/11.
Plaintiffs
sued for the death of the child and the parents' emotional
distress.
The
defense successfully argued that the lab studies were
essentially a "red herring;" there was no
fundal height lag; and decreased fetal movement is expected
in the later stages of pregnancy.
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