On behalf of The Mahoney Law Firm, P.C. | Nov 14, 2013 | Birth Injuries
In a case that Denver parents may have taken note of, on Oct. 30, a settlement was approved by the Los Angeles Superior Court for the biggest medical malpractice settlement in the county in more than eight years, according to a county representative. Under the terms...
On behalf of The Mahoney Law Firm, P.C. | Jul 8, 2013 | Birth Injuries
Although rare, newborns can sometimes sustain injuries during a C-section delivery in what is the most often-performed surgery in Colorado and across the nation. In one such birth injury, an infant suffered a cut on her face, known as a fetal laceration. These...
On behalf of The Mahoney Law Firm, P.C. | May 15, 2013 | Birth Injuries
The Colorado Supreme Court has declined to hear arguments in an appeal of a Canon City fetal injury case that has received national attention. At issue in the case is whether wrongful death liability can be applied to a fetus. It is not unheard of for plaintiffs in...
On behalf of The Mahoney Law Firm, P.C. | Feb 4, 2013 | Birth Injuries
A case regarding medical malpractice and a wrongful death claim may make it all the way to the State Supreme Court of Colorado. A widower is fighting Catholic Health Initiatives over a lower court ruling that stated since his twin sons died in their...
On behalf of The Mahoney Law Firm, P.C. | Jan 17, 2013 | Birth Injuries
Most pregnancies are normal and result in a healthy mother and child. However, recent statistics from the Centers For Disease Control shows a 75 percent increase in birth injuries and complications in the period from 1999 to 2009. Hospitals are seeing an increase in...
On behalf of The Mahoney Law Firm, P.C. | Dec 13, 2012 | Birth Injuries
Three lawsuits charge an Atlanta medical facility with the alleged wrongful deaths of three infants over a 60-day period during the summer of 2012. The cases include failure to administer cesarean deliveries in a timely manner and a failure to diagnose early labor....
On behalf of The Mahoney Law Firm, P.C. | Aug 29, 2012 | Birth Injuries
The family of a New York teen who suffers cerebral palsy because of a premature birth recovered $100 million in a lawsuit against a hospital for medical malpractice. The 17-year-old plaintiff and her twin sister were born 3 months early after the hospital failed to...
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